Solving a fraction word problem using a linear equation of the... Mary is saving money to buy a game. The game costs $20, and so far she has saved four-fifths of this cost. How much money has Mary saved?
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answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

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=240

=48

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step-by-step explanation:

2 x 503

step-by-step explanation:

its 1006