Cheryl used 40% of her money to buy a dress and 1/5 of the remainder to buy a pair of shoes. She then donated $60 to charity and had $132 left How much money did Cheryl have at first?
Let the amount be a Amount used for dress= 40% of a amount left =60% of a amount used for shoe= 1/5*60a/100=3a/25 left=60a/100-12a/100=48a/100 =>48a/100-60=132 =>a=192*100/49=400 She had $400 at first. Hope I helped, good luck.
