Question

While shopping for clothes, Tracy Spent $38 less than 3 Times what Daniel spent. Write and solve an equation to find how much daniel spent. Let x represent how much daniel spent.
(Tracy spent $10)

Answer 1

Answer:

$16

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $x be the amount of money Daniel spent.

Tracy spent $38 less than 3 times what Daniel spent.

Daniel spent = $x

3 times what Daniel spent = $3x

$38 less than 3 times what Daniel spent = $(3x-38)

So,

Tracy spent = $(3x-38)

If Tracy spent $10, then

$3x-38=10\\ \\3x-38+38=10+38\ [\text{Add 38}]\\ \\3x=48\\ \\x=16\ [\text{Divide by 3}]$

Hence, Daniel spent $16