Question

After Ricardo received his allowance for the weekend he went to the mall with some friends he spent half of his allowance on a new paperback book then he bought himself a snack for 1.25 when he arrived home he had $5 left how much was his allowance

Answer 1

He had $12.50 left because you do
1.25 + 5= 6.25 and because he spent half earlier you would multiply by two to get 12.5