Question

Marcus has $6 left over after his trip to the movie theater. If his movie ticket cost $5.50 and he purchased a drink for $3.00, a bag of popcorn for $3.50, and a box of candy for $2.00, how much money did he originally have?

A) $19.00.
B) $20.00.
C) $19.50.
D) $20.50.

Answer 1

To find out how much money Marcus originally had, add the costs of his movie ticket, drink, popcorn, and candy to the remaining $6, which equals $14.00. Then, adding the leftover amount results in $20.00, which is the original amount Marcus had.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to determine how much money Marcus originally had before spending on a movie ticket, a drink, popcorn, and candy, given that he has $6 left over. To calculate this, we add the cost of each item and the leftover money to find the total original amount.

Marcus spent $5.50 on the movie ticket, $3.00 on the drink, $3.50 on popcorn, and $2.00 on candy. Adding these together: $5.50 + $3.00 + $3.50 + $2.00 = $14.00. This is the total spent. Marcus has $6 left, so we add this to the amount spent: $14.00 + $6 = $20.00. Therefore, Marcus originally had $20.00.

So the correct answer is B) $20.00.