Number 21 please help! Thank you!
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Answer:
Rayshawn originally had $30.
Step-by-step explanation:
i) Rayshawn has a certain amount of money. Let us say this amount is $x.
ii) Rayshawn spends $20 which means that he is left with $(x - 20)
iii) it is also given that amount of money left after spending $20 is of the original amount, $x, the amount remaining is
.
iv) from the information given in ii) and iii) we get
$(x - 20) = , Therefore we get 3x - 60 = x , therefore 2x = 60,
Therefore x = $30. Rayshawn originally had $30.
Answer:
Second option:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let be "x" the number of candy bars Brady sold on Saturday.
For this exercise you need to analize the information provided in the exercise.
According to the information provided, Brady gets paid $2 for every candy bar he sells. This can be expressed as:
You know that Brady made a total of $90 on Saturday; this mean the product of is 90.
Based on this, you can write the following equation that represents the number of candy bars Brady sold on Saturday:
Observe that this matches with the second option.