Question

For 2 weeks, Gabrielle raised money by selling magazines. She raised $72 during the second week, which brought her total to $122. Write and solve an equation to find how much Gabrielle raised during the first week. Show that your answer is reasonable.

Answer 1

Answer:

To find out how much Gabrielle raised in the first week take the total ($122) and subtract what she made during the second week ($72).

This is how the equation would look: $122 - $72 = (Amount raised in the first week)  

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

X = 50

Step-by-step explanation:

First you need to write the equation to find the first weeks amount.

X + 72 = 122

Now we need to get rid of 72 and you need to do the same for 122. and what  you get from subtracting 122 - 72 is your answer.

X + 72 = 122

    -72      -72

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 X    =     50