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John spent half of his weekly allowance at the batting cages. To earn more money his parents let him vacuum the house for $6. What is his weekly allowance if he ended up with $20?

I need the complete equation and answer for it.
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Answer:


Explanation:

10-6=$4, the money Mark has left after spending half on the vaccum .

1/2x=4

Multiply each side by 2

x=$8johns allowance

Prove it.

john spent half of his weekly allowance on candy. (half of 8 is 4)

His parents then paid him another $6, for a total of $20


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