Cassie spends 2/3 of her money on supplies. cassie spends her remaining money on 3 sandwiches. each sandwich costs $5.25. how much money did cassie have at first?

In words:
Three sandwiches, each costing $5.25, equals 1/3 of Cassie's total money

We can write the formula:

(5.25*3)=1/3x

Now solve:

15.75=1/3x
3(15.75)=x
x=$47.25
Hope this helps!!

47.25 THE 3 THREE SANDWICHES = 17.75 WHICH IS ONE THIRD SO TIMES THAT BY 3 FOR THE FULL

Okay so n is going to represent our first number. since the second number of five times greater than n, the second number will be represented as 5n. for us to figure out the two  numbers we need to have  the value of n first. this is going to be done by adding the two numbers together, n and 5n. it can be simplified as 6n, which the problem states is equal to 72. divide 72 by 6n and you can solve for n.  n+5n=726n=72n=(72/6)n=12  now that we know the value of n, we have to multiply 5 times 12 which equals 60. so our two numbers/integers are 12 and 60