Question

Rene used 3/8 of her pocket money to buy some blouses and used 3/5 of the remainder to buy 2 pairs of jeans. if a pair of costs 3 times as much as a blouse., find the number of blouses Rene bought.

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Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Let x = amount of her pocket money.

Let b = price of 1 blouse.

Let j = price of 1 pair of jeans.

j = 3b

3/8 x was used for blouses

5/8 x was left after the blouses

3/5 of 5/8 x was used for 2 pairs of jeans

3/8 x was used for 2 pairs of jeans

1 pair of jeans costs 3/16 x

3 blouses cost 3/16 x

1 blouse costs 1/16 x

3/8 x was used for blouses

1 blouse costs 1/16 x

(3/8) / (1/16) = 3/8 × 16/1 = 6

Answer: 6