Question

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An expression can often be used to model a real-life situation. For each of the following expressions, write a real-life situation using money as the context. Then, evaluate the expression and interpret the result in terms of the situation. Here's an example.

The following situation is modeled by the expression -24.50 + 100.00: Jonathan overdrew his checking account by $24.50. He then transferred $100.00 from his savings account to his checking account. His new checking account total is $75.50.

Make sure to use complete sentences in your answers.
1. $8.15 + $11.99
2. $20 - $18.04
3. 7($1.45)
4. $42.08/4

Answer 1

1. Elle is buying a bag of chips that are $8.15. Then, she adds an $11.99 hairbrush to her cart. Her cart total at checkout is $20.14
2. Leah gets $20 for her allowance every month. She goes shopping and finds a shirt she buys for $18.04. She has $1.96 left of her allowance from this month.
3. Liz is throwing a birthday party for her son. She finds yo-yos for a party favor at $1.45 each. There will be 7 boys there, including her son. The total of the yo-yos is $10.15.
4. Eliza, Ben, Sammy, and Lilian are having a lemonade stand. By the end of the day, they make $42.08. They agreed to split the profit equally between them, which means each of them gets $10.52.