Question

- Ava spent 15% of her paycheck at the mall, 35% she saved and 45% was spent on bills. The

remaining amount was donated to charity. If Ava spent $48 at the mall, how much was donated to
charity?

Answer 1

Let X be the total amount of Ava's paycheck.

According to the problem, Ava spent 15% of X at the mall, so:

0.15X = $48

Solving for X, we get:

X = $48 / 0.15

X = $320

Now, we know that 35% of X was saved, so:

0.35X = 0.35 * $320

0.35X = $112

And we also know that 45% of X was spent on bills, so:

0.45X = 0.45 * $320

0.45X = $144

Finally, we can calculate the amount donated to charity by subtracting the amounts spent on bills, saved, and spent at the mall from the total paycheck:

Amount donated to charity = X - (0.15X + 0.35X + 0.45X)

Amount donated to charity = $320 - ($48 + $112 + $144)

Amount donated to charity = $16

Therefore, Ava donated $16 to charity.