Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing mini-golf. To earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $122?
1 Answer
Dec 8, 2017
Her weekly allowance is $236.
Explanation:
Let "W" represent her weekly allowance.
Then, since she spent half of it playing mini-golf, she has half of it left.
Let
Then with the $4 she earned from washing the car, she now has $122. Represent this fact with an equation and solve for "W":
Her weekly allowance is $236.