If a girl spends 20.26 but has a coupon that allowed her to pay 0.87 times her total how much did the girl spend?

To find out how much the girl originally spent, you can set up the equation: (0.87 \times \text{total} = 20.26). Dividing both sides by 0.87 gives: (\text{total} = \frac{20.26}{0.87} \approx 23.27). Therefore, the girl originally spent approximately $23.27 before applying the coupon.