Question

Joaquin has $24.he used 5/8 of his money to buy a pair of jeans.how much money did Joaquin dpend on jeans

Answer 1

Since they are splitting the money that he has which is $24 into eighths we will divide 24 by 8 and see what each eighth is equal to. 24 divided by 8 is 3. So each eighth is worth $3. Now to find how much 5 eighths equal to we take $3, the amount for one eighth, and multiply it by 5, the amount of eighths Joaquin spent. 3 multiplied by 5 is 15. So Joaquin spent $15 on his pair of jeans. 

Answer 2

1/8 = 1 divided by 8= 0.125
0.125 *5 = 0.625
5/8 = 0.625
0.625* 24= $15

Answer: $15 


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