Debby and Maggie agreed to share a sum of money so that Debby takes 25% and Maggie takes the rest. If Maggie's share is $4,500, how much did they share? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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If Debby's share is 25% and Maggie takes the rest, then Maggie's share is 100%-25% = 75%
75% of the total amount is Maggie's share = total amount*(75/100) = $4500
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 100/75 gives the total amount = (100/75)*$4500 = $<<100/75*4500=6000>>6000
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Debby and Maggie agreed to share a sum of money so that Debby takes 25% and Maggie takes the rest. If Maggie's share is $4,500, how much did they share?
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