Question

A'Reana earns a weekly allowance for doing chores around the house and for keeping all of her grades above a C. During a particular week, she gave $10 to her friend Taylor, spent half of the remaining money on a new shirt, and then spent $7.50 on a pizza. At this point, she had $37.50. How much is A'Reana's weekly allowance?

Answer 1

Given :

During a particular week, she gave $10 to her friend Taylor, spent half of the remaining money on a new shirt, and then spent $7.50 on a pizza. At this point, she had $37.50.

To Find :

How much is Reana's weekly allowance.

Solution :

Let, allowance is x.

Then by given conditions :

37.50 = x - ( 10 + x/2 + 7.50 )

37.50 = x/2 - 17.50

x/2 = 55

x = $110

Therefore, Reana's weekly allowance is $110.

Hence, this is the required solution.