Question

Mrs. Connors went to a shopping mall and spent 3/5 of the money she had in her wallet at a department store. She bought new pots and pans and spent $35on a pair of jeans.How much money did she pay for the pots and pans if she had $250 in her wallet?

Answer 1

pots & pans: `$ 115`

Explanation:

Given: `$250` in her wallet. She spent `3/5`s of her money on pots & pans and jeans. The jeans cost `$35`

How much did she spend?
The order of multiplication/division has the same precedence. Usually we can divide first to get a smaller number, then multiply:

`3/5 xx 250 = 250/5 xx 3 = 50 xx 3 = $150`

Find the cost of the pots and pans by first subtracting off the cost of the jeans:

`$150 - $35 = $115`