Question

Jill had $125 to spend at the mall. She spent 27% of that money on a pair of shoes. Jill spent $___ on the shoes. (Make sure to enter the answer as a decimal number only. Do not enter special characters such as the dollar symbol.) Answer for Blank 1:

Answer 1

33.75

Explanation:

Answer 2

33.75

Explanation:

Amount planned to spend = $125

Pairs of shoes = 27% of $125

Amount spent on shoes = 27% of 125

= 27 / 100 × 125

= 0.27 × 125

= 33.75

Jill spent $33.75 on shoes