Question

mrs. Carson buys gas for her car for a total of $58. 42 she pays for the gas in cash and now she has $32. 50 left in her purse write an equation that could be used to find the amount mrs Carson had before her gas purchase

Answer 1

I think you should just add them both

Answer 2

x = 58.42 + 32.50. She has 32.59 remaining and just spent 58.42 so you need to add the two together to find out what she had at the start.