To write a percent as a decimal,

1. divide by 10
2. move the decimal point two places to the right
3. multiply by 100
4. move the decimal point two places to the left

Ashley spent half of her lunch money on a turkey sandwich. then she spent two-thirds of the money she had left on a bottle of juice and the rest of the money on a cookie. if the cookie cost $.75, how much lunch money did ashley have to start with?