Question

Jan spent the day at the mall. She came home with $9.50. She spent $5.25 on earrings and 3 times that amount on a shirt. How much money did she take to the mall originally? *

Answer 1

Answer:

She took $30.50 to the mall originally

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us solve the problem step by step

∵ She spent $5.25 on earrings

∵ The price of the shirt is 3 times the price of the earrings

∴ The price of the shirt = 3 × 5.25 = 15.75

∴ She spent $15.75 on the shirt

Find her total spending in the mall by adding the prices of earrings and the shirt

∴ She spent = 5.25 + 15.75 = 21

∴ She spent $21 on the mall

∵ She came home with $9.50

∵ She spent $21 on the mall

- Add them to find her original amount of money

∴ She took = 21 + 9.50 = 30.50

∴ She took $30.50 to the mall originally