Madison spent 5/8 of her savings on a microwave oven and a refrigerator she use for seventh of the mouth she spent to buy the refrigerator the refrigerator cost $280 more than the microwave oven how much savings in Madison start with

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Timothy Graves

14 January, 16:05

Madison spent 5/8 of her savings on a microwave oven and a refrigerator she use for seventh of the mouth she spent to buy the refrigerator the refrigerator cost $280 more than the microwave oven how much savings in Madison start with

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Brandon Ferguson · Answer 1

Let

microwave = m

refrigerator = r

savings = s

m+r=5/8s

r=4/7 x 5/8s=5/14s

r=5/14s

m=r-280

m=5/14s-280

m + r = 5/8s

5/14s-280 + 5/14 = 5/8s

5/14s+5/14s-5/8 = 280

10/112s = 280

s = 280x112/10

s = savings = $3,136