A man spent one fifth of his money at the butchers and one third at the market. He had £5.60 left. How much did he start with
let the amount be x
"butchers=1\/5x"
"market=1\/3x"
total spent"=\\frac{8x}{15}"
"remainder=7x\/15=5.6"
"x=\\frac{15\\times 5.6}{7}=" £ "12"
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