Forget the pencil writing
Emily started with $48.00.You have to multiply $6.00 by 2/1(reciprocal of 1.2), and then that by the 2/1 from the bakery, and then that from the grocery store
I assume you are looking for the answer to "math in the real world"....m(1/2)(1/2)(1/2)=6m(1/2)^3=6m/8=6m=$48 Emily started with $48 dollars.
