Louis earned $256 his mother paint the house. he spent 11/16 of it on a computer program. how much did louis spend on the program

 
$176

Explanation: 
You need to know how much 11/16ths of 256 is. 
 of 256 can be written as:
 • 256 
Simplify:
 •  =
  = 2,816 ÷ 16 = 176 

So Louis spent $176 on the program. 

To check this, see if this equation is valid: 
=
11 • 16 = 176 and 16 • 16 = 256 so it checks out. 

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