SOLUTION: I have been trying to work out this question for 2 hours! Anna went on a shopping spree. She spent $24- of her pocket money on a dress and 20% of the remainder on a shirt. She

Question 772402: I have been trying to work out this question for 2 hours!
Anna went on a shopping spree. She spent $24- of her pocket money on a dress and 20% of the remainder on a shirt. She still had 2/3 of her money left. How much did she have before she began spending?
I tried with $150- but was out by 0.80. It has been extremely frustrating and my assignment is due tomorrow.
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be Anna's money, before she began shopping
She spent $24, the remainder is $. She spent 20% of the remainder on a shirt, hence she pent on a shirt $. Therefore after shopping Anna had . But after shopping she still had 2/3 of her money left, form is . The equation is

divide by

Anna had $144 before she began shopping
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