Josie spent 4/7 of the money in her purse on some books, and the rest of the money on 18 markers. Each marker cost $1.20. How much money was in Josie's purse to begin with ?
3/7 of total (call it t) on 18 markers
18 * 1.20 = 3 t/7
we got 21.60 on the 18 markers but how do we get >> How much money was in Josie's purse to begin with ?
18 * 1.20 = 3 t/7
21.6 * 7 = 3t
151.2 / 3 = t
50.40= t
Shanze PAID TOTAL RS.98 FOR NECKLACE and PURSE.NECKLACE COST RS.18.20 MORE THAN THE PURSE FIND THE COST OF PURSE?
20:40
To find out how much money was in Josie's purse to begin with, we can start by figuring out how much she spent on markers.
We know that each marker costs $1.20, and she bought 18 markers. So, the total amount she spent on markers is 18 x $1.20.
To calculate this, we multiply the number of markers (18) by the cost of each marker ($1.20):
18 x $1.20 = $<<18*1.2=21.6>>21.6
Therefore, Josie spent $21.6 on markers.
Now, we know that Josie spent 4/7 of her money on books. And since she spent the rest of her money on markers, we can subtract the amount spent on markers from the total amount she had originally:
Total amount - Amount spent on markers = Amount spent on books
Let's represent the total amount Josie had initially as "X."
So, 4/7 of X is the amount spent on books. And since the rest is spent on markers ($21.6), we can set up the equation:
4/7 * X = $21.6
To solve for X, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 7/4 to get:
X = ($21.6) * (7/4)
Now, we can calculate the value of X:
X = $302.4
Therefore, there was $302.4 in Josie's purse to begin with.