Brody wants to buy a dictionary that costs $14, a dinosaur book that costs $8, and a children's cookbook that costs $19. He has saved $39 from his allowance. How much more money does Brody need to buy all three books?

1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018

2 dollars

Explanation:

  1. We know the total of all the books Brody wants to buy is $41, by adding $14,
    $8, and $19.

  2. We know that Brody has $39 from his allowance.

With everything we are given we can come up with this answer:

$41-$39=$2

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