Question

Taylor starts a trip to the mall with $160 cash. After 20% of it is spent, seven-eighths of the remainder is lost to a pickpocket. This leaves Taylor with how much money?

Answer 1

Answer: $16

r=remainder

s=spent

r'=final remainder

160

160-(160 x .20) = r OR 160 x .80 = r

160-32 = r = 128 = 160 x .80 =

Then , 7/8 is lost so:

128 - (7/8 x 128) :

7/8=.875

128-(.875 x 128)

Using PEMDAS:

128-(112):

128-112= $16