Question

Gabriella went to Tiers of Joy Bakery to buy her mom’s birthday cake. The cake was $25.52, which left Gabriella with $24.48 to spend on her mom’s present. Let a be the amount of money Gabriella had before buying the cake. Write and solve an equation to find a.

Answer 1

Answer: $50

Explanation:

Let's denote the amount of money Gabriella had before buying the cake as "a". Then we can write an equation to find "a":

a - $25.52 = $24.48

Adding $25.52 to both sides:

a = $25.52 + $24.48

So,

a = $50

Therefore, Gabriella had $50 before buying the cake.