Question

mariah owed her grandfather $2.25 but was only able to pay him back 1.50 , how much does mariah currently owe her grandfather

Answer 1

0.75

Explanation:

2.25-1.50=0.75

Answer 2

0.75 cents

Explanation:

You take...

$2.25 and subtract $1.50 to get 0.75 cents

In-depth...

Start off with taking a dollar away...

2.25 - 1.00 = 1.25

Then take off 0.50 cents...

We know that 0.50 cents are two 0.25 cents

So, we take off one 0.25 cent

1.25 - 25 = 1.00

Then the next 0.25 cents

*Remember: twenty-five (.25), fifty (.50), seventy-five (.75), a dollar (1.00)

<--- it is just adding 25 each time

If we subtract 0.25 cents from a dollar we get...

0.75 cents