Question

Yesterday morning Kimberly had 48 dollars. She first spent 3/4 of it at the mall. She counted her

money. Later, she went to the movies and spent 1/3 of what was left after her shopping. How much

money does she have now?

Answer 1

$8.00

Explanation:

Based on the given conditions, formulate:

`48` ×
`((1)/(3)-1)` ×
`((3)/(4)-1)`

Apply the Distributive Property:

`(48` ×
`(1)/(3)+48` ×
`(-1))` ×
`((3)/(4)-1)`

Apply Multiplicative Distribution Law:

`(16-48)` ×
`((3)/(4)-1)`

Calculate the sum or difference:

`-32` ×
`((3)/(4)-1)`

Apply the Distributive Property:

`-32` ×
`(3)/(4)-32` ×
`(-1)`

Apply Multiplicative Distribution Law:

`-24+32`

Calculate the sum or difference:

`8`