We know that each bow cost $5.25.
We also know that the woman spent a total of $84.
Lets call x the number of bows she bought.
Then, we can write:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5.25\cdot x=84 \\ x=\frac{84}{5.25}=16 \end{gathered}[/tex]The woman bought 16 bows.