SOLUTION: Rachel used 3/8 of her money to buy some blouses and 2/5 of the remainder to buy 2 pairs of pants. A pair of pants costs 3 times as much as a blouse. How many blouses did she buy?
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Question 930197: Rachel used 3/8 of her money to buy some blouses and 2/5 of the remainder to buy 2 pairs of pants. A pair of pants costs 3 times as much as a blouse. How many blouses did she buy? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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
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each blouse cost 1/24
...... = 9 blouses were purchased.
