Nathan had some money. He spent 1/8 of it on a T-shirt and 3/4 of the remainder on a pair of shoes. After that, his parents gave him $715. The ratio of the total amount of money he had left at the end to the amount of money he had at first was 9:4. How much did Nathan have at first?

Nathan had some money. He spent 1/8 of it on a T-shirt and 3/4 of the remainder on a pair of shoes. After that, his parents gave him $715. The ratio of the total amount of money he had left at the end to the amount of money he had at first was 9:4. How much did Nathan have at first?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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