Question

Frieda paid $132 for groceries for her family. This was 1 1/8 as much as she paid for the previous time she shopped. How much did Freda pay on her previous shopping trip

Answer 1

$117.33

Explanation:

1 1/8 = 1 + 1/8 = 8/8 + 1/8 = 9/8

She paid 9/8 what she paid the last time.

Let the amount she paid last time equal x.

$132 is 9/8 of x.

9/8 x = 132

8/9 * 9/8 x = 132 * 8/9

x = 117.33

She paid $117.33