Sonya spent 3/8 of her money and then had $9 left. how much money did Sonya originally have?
5/8 Money=9
Money= 8/5 * 9= 14.40
To find out how much money Sonya originally had, we can use a simple equation. Let's use "x" to represent the original amount of money Sonya had.
According to the information given, Sonya spent 3/8 of her money and had $9 left. This means that she spent 5/8 of her money since 8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8 represents what she had left after spending.
So, we can set up the equation:
5/8 * x = $9
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 8/5 to cancel out the fraction:
x = $9 * 8/5
Now, let's calculate:
x = $72/5
To simplify, we can divide $72 by 5:
x = $14.40
Therefore, Sonya originally had $14.40.