Question

Irving spent the day shopping and made the following purchases: Item Cost ($) Novel 8.75 Shirt 21.66 Lunch 9.13 Potted plant 16.89 When Irving was done, he checked his account balance and found he had a total of $95.06. How much money was in Irving’s account to begin with?

Answer 1

$73.32

Step-by-step explanation:

Given costs;

Novel = $8.75

Shirt = $21.66

Lunch = $9.13

Potted plant = $16.89

Closing balance = $95.06

The total cost of items purchased = $8.75 + $21.66 + $9.13 + $16.89

= $56.43

The beginning balance in Irving’s account net the total cost of the items purchased gives the closing balance in the account.

Let the beginning balance be f

f - $56.43 = $16.89

f = $16.89 + $56.43

f = $73.32

The opening balance in Irving’s account is $73.32.

Answer 2

The answer is: $151.49

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much money did Irvine have at the beginning of the day we just add all his expenses to his account balance at the end of the day:

= $95.06 + $8.75 (novel) + $21.66 (shirt) + $9.13 (lunch) + $16.89 (potted plant)

= $151.49 was the amount of money Irvine had at the beginning of the day.