[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{ Se originally had x dollars, }but\text{ she spent \$23.50, so she now has} \\ x-23.50 \\ \text{ then, she k}eps\text{ 2/5 of what she has left, and that quantity is 13.80, so} \\ \frac{2}{5}(x-23.50)=13.80 \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Thus we have an equation that we can solve!} \\ \frac{2}{5}(x-23.50)=13.80 \\ 2(x-23.50)=5\cdot13.80 \\ 2(x-23.50)=69 \\ x-23.50=\frac{69}{2} \\ x-23.50=34.50 \\ x=34.50+23.50 \\ x=58 \\ \\ \\ \text{Ashley originally had \$58 dollars!} \end{gathered}[/tex]
