Question

You have 20 quarters. You find 40% more quarters in your room. Then you go shopping and spend 50% of the total number of quarters.
A. Write an expression that represents the total number of quarters you take with you when you go shopping.

B. How much money do you have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 1.4*20 quarters

B.14

Step-by-step explanation:

1. you start with 20 quarters= 20*1
2. you find 40% of twenty quarters in your room= 4/100*20=0.4*20
3. 20*1+20*0.4= 20*1.4

B

1. 20*1.4=28
2. 28*50/100=14