Question

rani used 3/8 of her money to buy some blouses and 2/5 of her remainder to buy 2 pairs of jeans. A pair of jeans cost 3 times as much as a blouse.how many blouses did she buy. Please give step by step answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Rachel used 3/8 of her money to buy some blouses... 5/8 left

 = 10/40 = 1/4 was used for 2 pants: 1/8 each

1/8 = 3b

1/24 = b

each blouse cost 1/24

= 9 blouses were purchased.