Question

Darryl has $5 left in his pocket. He spent $16 on a book, $20 on a compact disc, and $2 on a magazine. How much money did he have at the beginning of the day?

Answer 1

He had a total of $43 at the beginning of the day

Explanation:

Step 1

Express the amount of money Darryl had in the beginning as follows;

A=E+R

where;

A=initial amount he had at the beginning

E=total expenditure

R=total remainder after spending

In our case;

A=unknown

E=Amount spent on book+amount spent on compact disc+amount spent on magazine

E=(16+20+2)=$38

R=$5

Step 2

Substitute the values in the expression and solve for A;

A=(38+5)=43

He had a total of $43 at the beginning of the day