Question

on Saturday morning Owen earned $29. By the end of the afternoon he had earned a total of $67. Enter an equation, using x as your variable to determine whether Owen earned $38 or $34 on Saturday afternoon

Answer 1

Answer:

$67 = $29 + $ x

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that on Saturday morning Owen earned= $29

End of afternoon amount total earned was= $67

Let's find the amount earned in the afternoon=?

Let's take the amount earned in the afternoon to be =$ x

Equation for total amount earned by the end of afternoon= $29 + $x

But we know total amount earned by end of afternoon was=$67 hence

the equation to determine afternoon amount will be;

$67 = $29 + $ x ----------------------------go ahead and solve for x

$67-$29 = $ x

$ 38 = x