Answer:
$22.20
Step-by-step explanation:
We are told that $13.32 only covered 3/5 of the cost. Does this mean it covered the whole cost? No. The 5 in the denominator represents the whole cost, and the 3 represents the fraction of the cost. In this case, 13.32 represents the 3, as it did not cover the whole cost.
Let's set up our equation by making 13.32 into a fraction.
13.32/x
We will represent the present's actual cost with the letter x.
13.32/x = 3/5
We want to make sure the 13.32 is in the numerator, equal to the 3 in the numerator in the 3/5 number, because we know that $13.32 only covered for a <em>fraction </em>of the present's cost, not the whole cost.
We solve this by doing cross multiplication. Multiply the 13.32 by the 5.
13.32 x 5 = 66.6
Next we divide 66.6 by 3 to get 22.2
66.6/3 = 22.2
This gives us our final answer of $22.20. This means that the cost of the original present was $22.20
