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25 January, 22:57

Sheila went shopping and spent $120 on a coat. She then used 2/3 of the remaining money to buy a dress. She was left with 1/5 of her original amount of money. How much did Sheila have at first?

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  1. 26 January, 02:09
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    (x - 120) - (2/3) * (x - 120) = (1/5) * (x)

    x - 120 - 2x/3 + 80 = x/5

    Like terms

    2x/15 = 40

    2x = 600

    x = 300
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