Cris had

Cris had 15000 . He spent 1/3 of his money on a table and the remaining on 5 similar chairs that cost the same. How much did one chair cost?

Result

c =  2000

Solution:

t=15000/3=5000 c=(15000−t)/5=(15000−5000)/5=2000t = 15000/3 = 5000 \ \\ c = (15000-t)/5 = (15000-5000)/5 = 2000

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