Margo spends a quarter of her paycheck on a new dress, one-eighthof her paycheck on shoes, and $24 on a birthday present. if she spent $60 altogether, how much was margo’s paycheck? $96 $160 $216 $504
So if her pay check is x she spends 0.25x on the dress and 0.125x on shoes. That’s 0.375 when added together. So 0.375x + 24=60 0.375x = 60-24 0.375x= 36 X=36/0.375 X=$96
