1. **State the problem:** Wanda's restaurant spent 126.83 on paper products, which is 22% of the total purchase. We need to find the total amount spent on the entire shopping trip.
2. **Formula used:** To find the total amount when a part and its percentage are known, use the formula:
$$\text{Total} = \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Percentage}}$$
where Percentage is in decimal form.
3. **Convert percentage to decimal:**
22% = 0.22
4. **Calculate total amount:**
$$\text{Total} = \frac{126.83}{0.22}$$
5. **Perform division:**
$$\text{Total} = 576.5$$
6. **Interpretation:** The total amount spent on the shopping trip is 576.50.
**Final answer:** $576.50$ total spent on shopping trip, which corresponds to option c.
Total Spent
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