Esther spent 611 of her money and an additional $17 on some markers. She spent 14 of her remaining money and an additional $13 on staplers. She spent 34 of the rest of the money on notebooks. Given that Esther was left with $2, how much money did she have at first?
Fraction of the rest of the money left
= 1 -
34=
1414 of the rest of the money = 2
44 of the rest of the money
= 2 ÷ 1 x 4
= 8
Amount of the rest of the money + 8
= 1 -
14=
34 34 of the remaining money
= 8 + 13
= 21
44 of the remaining money
= 21 ÷ 3 x 4
= 28
Amount of the remaining money + 17
= 1 -
611 of her money
=
511 of her money
511 of the total money
= 28 + 17
= 45
1111 of the total money
= 45 ÷ 5 x 11
= $99
Amount that Esther had at first = $99
Answer(s): $99
