Answer
$96
Explanation
Let [tex]x[/tex] Margo's pay check
We know for our problem that she spends 0.25 of her pay check on a new dress, so she spent [tex]0.25x[/tex] on the new dress. We also know that she spends 1/8 = 0.125 of her paycheck on shoes, so she pent [tex]0.125x[/tex] on shows. Finally, we also now that she spends another $24 for total expenses of $60, so:
[tex]0.25x+0.125x+24=60[/tex]
Now we can solve for [tex]x[/tex] to find how much was Margo's paycheck:
[tex]0.375x+24=60[/tex]
[tex]0.375x=36[/tex]
[tex]x=\frac{36}{0.375}[/tex]
[tex]x=96[/tex]
We can conclude that Margo's pay check was $96
