Question

Margo spends 0.25 of her paycheck on a new dress, 1/8 her paycheck on shoes, and $24 on a birthday present. If she spent $60 altogether, how much was Margo’s paycheck?

Answer 1

96

Explanation:

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Answer 2

$96

Explanation

Let
`x` Margo's pay check

We know for our problem that she spends 0.25 of her pay check on a new dress, so she spent
`0.25x` on the new dress. We also know that she spends 1/8 = 0.125 of her paycheck on shoes, so she pent
`0.125x` on shows. Finally, we also now that she spends another $24 for total expenses of $60, so:

`0.25x+0.125x+24=60`

Now we can solve for
`x` to find how much was Margo's paycheck:

`0.375x+24=60`

`0.375x=36`

`x=(36)/(0.375)`

`x=96`

We can conclude that Margo's pay check was $96