Question

Joanne had $115 to spend at the mall. She spent 23% of that money on a shirt. Joanne spent $___ on the shirt.

Answer 1

23% of 115....turn percent to decimal by dividing by 100..."of " means multiply
0.23(115) = 26.45....so Joanne spent 26.45 on the shirt.

Answer 2

Amount that Joanne spent on the shirt is $ 26.45

Explanation:

Given:

Amount Joanne spent at the mall = $ 115

Money Joanne spent on shirt = 23% of money at mall

To find: Amount that Joanne spent on the shirt.

Amount that Joanne spent on shirt = 23% of 115

`=(23)/(100)*115`

`=(2645)/(100)`

`=26.45`

Therefore, Amount that Joanne spent on the shirt is $ 26.45