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

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Raj had some savings at first. Then he earned another 2182.OnMothersDay,hespent2182. On Mother's Day, he spent 3567 buying a necklace for his mother. After that, he had $12,390 left. How much savings did Raj 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 Raj had after he earned 2182butbeforeheboughtthenecklace.Todothis,weaddthemoneyhespentonthenecklace(2182 but before he bought the necklace. To do this, we add the money he spent on the necklace (3567) to the money he had left after buying the necklace (12390).So,12390). So, 3567 + 12390=12390 = 15957.

  2. Then, to find out how much savings Raj had at first, we subtract the money he earned (2182)fromthetotalwecalculatedinthefirststep(2182) from the total we calculated in the first step (15957). So, 1595715957 - 2182 = $13775.

So, Raj had $13775 in savings at first.

This problem has been solved

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