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Kate had a sum of money,she spent 1/8 of the money on a skirt and the remaining amount on a handbag,the skirt cost $16,how much money did ka
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Kate had a sum of money,she spent 1/8 of the money on a skirt and the remaining amount on a handbag,the skirt cost $16,how much money did kate have at first?
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2021-08-13T12:42:52+00:00
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Answer:
$18.28
Step-by-step explanation:
Step one:
given data
Kate had a sum of money,she spent 1/8 of the money on a skirt and the remaining amount on a handbag
let the total money be x
so mathematically
x-1/8*x= 16
solve for x
x-x/8= 16
8x-x/8= 16
7x/8=16
cross multiply
7x= 8*16
7x=128
divide both sides by 7
x=128/7
x=$18.28