Register
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
92.7k views
5 votes
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

User Brans Ds
by
5.3k points

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

$96

Explanation:

Margo spends a quarter of her paycheck on a new dress, one-eighthof her paycheck on-example-1
User Bramat
by
4.4k points
5 votes
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
User Gstvg
by
4.4k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

5.3m questions

6.9m answers

Other Questions

Pizza planet is running a special 3 pizzas for 16.50. What is the unit rate for one pizza
What number is halfway between 0 and 18
If the 9-inch wheel of cheese costs $18.60, what is the cost per square inch? If the cost is less than a dollar, put a zero to the left of the decimal point?
how long Will it take for $7000 investment to grow to $7553 and the annual rate of 3.4% compounded quarterly assume that no withdrawals are made
I need to simplify this expression.
Link Copied!