Homework Help: math

Posted by Kris on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8:25am.

The initial amount is 1 million.
Divide it by 4.
Divide the result by 5.
Divide the result by 2.
Divide the result by 20.
Subtract 50.
Divide by 3 then by 8.
Subtract 1.
Divide the result by 7.
Add 2.
Divide by 3.
Add 2.
Lastly, divide by 5.

What result do you obtain?????

math - Reiny, Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8:32am
The initial amount is 1 million.
Divide it by 4. ---------250000
Divide the result by 5. ---------50000
Divide the result by 2. ---------25000
Divide the result by 20. ---------1250
Subtract 50. ---------1200
Divide by 3 then by 8. ---------50
Subtract 1. ---------49
Divide the result by 7. ---------7
Add 2. ---------9
Divide by 3. ---------3
Add 2. ---------5
Lastly, divide by 5. ---------1

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