Joelle spent 58 of her money and an additional $13 on some pencils. She spent 110 of her remaining money and an additional $17 on staplers. She spent 45 of the rest of the money on notebooks. Given that Joelle was left with $11, how much money did she have at first?
Fraction of the rest of the money left
= 1 -
45=
1515 of the rest of the money = 11
55 of the rest of the money
= 11 ÷ 1 x 5
= 55
Amount of the rest of the money + 55
= 1 -
110=
910 910 of the remaining money
= 55 + 17
= 72
1010 of the remaining money
= 72 ÷ 9 x 10
= 80
Amount of the remaining money + 13
= 1 -
58 of her money
=
38 of her money
38 of the total money
= 80 + 13
= 93
88 of the total money
= 93 ÷ 3 x 8
= $248
Amount that Joelle had at first = $248
Answer(s): $248
