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Wei Xiang had some savings at first. Then he earned another $2182. On Mother's Day, he spent $3567 buying a ring for his mother. After that, he had $12,390 left. How much savings did Wei Xiang have at first?

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Wei Xiang had some savings at first. Then he earned another 2182.OnMothersDay,hespent2182. On Mother's Day, he spent 3567 buying a ring for his mother. After that, he had $12,390 left. How much savings did Wei Xiang have at first?

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To solve this problem, we need to follow these steps:

  1. First, we need to find out how much money Wei Xiang had after he earned 2182.Wedothisbyaddingthemoneyhehadleftafterbuyingtheringforhismother(2182. We do this by adding the money he had left after buying the ring for his mother (12,390) and the cost of the ring (3567).So,3567). So, 12,390 + 3567=3567 = 15,957.

  2. Then, we subtract the money he earned (2182)fromthetotalamountofmoneyhehadafterearning2182) from the total amount of money he had after earning 2182 (15,957).So,15,957). So, 15,957 - 2182=2182 = 13,775.

Therefore, Wei Xiang had $13,775 in savings at first.

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