Question

Aren has an empty coin jar. She adds two dimes, three quarters, and six nickels into a money jar. The next day, she removes two quarters and four nickels. Write an expression to show the amount of money in the jar after the two days.

Answer 1

After adding and removing certain coins on consecutive days, the expression that reflects the total amount of money left in Aren's money jar is $1.25 - $0.70, which equals $0.55 or 55 cents.

Step-by-step explanation:

Aren adds to the money jar two dimes (20 cents), three quarters (75 cents), and six nickels (30 cents). After these additions, the total amount is 20 + 75 + 30 = 125 cents, or $1.25. The next day, she removes two quarters (50 cents) and four nickels (20 cents). The amount taken out is 50 + 20 = 70 cents, or $0.70. So the expression to show the amount of money in the jar after two days is:

$1.25 - $0.70 = $0.55

Therefore, there will be 55 cents left in the coin jar after the two days.