The amount of money Ben had to begin with after spending 1/6 and 1/2 of it is 57 dollars.
<h3>How to find the how much money he had with an equation?</h3>
let
x = amount he had to begin with
He spent 1/6 of his money on a burger, fries, and a drink. Therefore,
amount spent on burger, fries, and a drink = 1 / 6 x
Hence,
amount he had left = x - 1 / 6 x =6x - x /6 = 5 / 6 x
Then he spent half of the money he had left.
1 / 2(5 /6 x) = 5 + 8.25 + 10.50
5 / 12 x = 23.75
cross multiply
5x = 23.75 × 12
5x = 285
divide both sides by 5
x = 285 / 5
x = 57
Therefore, the amount of money he have to begin with is $57.
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