The answer is that she had 48. Set it up as an equation with x as the amount of money she started with. x - 30 = 3/8x. That says, in words, "the amount of money she started with minus 30 for the dress left her with 3/8 of the money she started with. Solve for x by adding 30 to both sides and subtracting 3/8 from 8/8x (8/8 = 1). 8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8, so 5/8x = 30, multiply both sides by 8 to get 5x=240 and x = 48.
4 to 5, or 4.5. I hoped I helped!!
-Dawn
Answer:
Hint : They are a all common factors of 5
Step-by-step explanation:
You divide each of them by 5 then add them all together then you will get your answer.
Good luck!
