Answer: Joe's weekly allowance = $12
Step-by-step explanation:
Joe spent half of his weekly allowance playing mini-golf
Let a = his weekly allowance
This means Joe spent a/2 playing mini-golf.
To earn money, his parents let him weed the garden for $6
This means Joe's total money
= a + 6
What is his weekly allowance if he ended with $12?
This means he had $12 left after spending a/2 from ta total of (a +6)
Therefore,
(a +6) -a/2 = 12
Taking LCM of 2
[2(a+6)-a]/2=12
Cross multiplying by 2
2a + 12-a = 24
a+12 =24
a = 24-12 =$12
Joe's weekly allowance = $12
