Question

Margo spends a quarter of her paycheck on a new dress, one-eighthof her paycheck on shoes, and $24 on a birthday present. if she spent $60 altogether, how much was margo’s paycheck? $96 $160 $216 $504

Answer 1

$96

Explanation:

Answer 2

So if her pay check is x she spends 0.25x on the dress and 0.125x on shoes. That’s 0.375 when added together.
So 0.375x + 24=60
0.375x = 60-24
0.375x= 36
X=36/0.375
X=$96