spending

spent $19.05. ended with $7.45. how much did you start with? Let s be the amount we started with. We're given: s - 19.05 = 7.45 To solve this equation for s, we type it in our math engine and we get: s = 26.5

Barney has $450 and spends $3 each week. Betty has $120 and saves $8 each week. How many weeks will it take for them to have the same amount of money? Let w be the number of weeks that go by for saving/spending. Set up Barney's balance equation, B(w). Spending means we subtract B(w) = Initial...

the basketball coach bought 8 new basketballs for 2$ each. the baseball coach bought 8 new baseballs for 25$ each. how much more did the basketball coach spend than the baseball coach. Basketball Coach Spend: 8 basketballs * $2 = $16 Baseball Coach Spend: 8 baseballs * $25 = $200 The Baseball...