Question

Michelle wants to buy a shirt that costs $28. She has saved $20 and has store credit that she can apply to the cost of the shirt. A store credit is shown as a negative balance on the receipt. Accessories return: $12 cash refund $0Credit balance−$12 Michelle lives in a state that has no sales tax on clothing. Does Michelle have enough money to buy the shirt? What are two possible ways that Michelle can solve the problem? Explain.

Answer 1

Michelle does not have enough money to buy the shirt. Two possible ways for Michelle to solve the problem are: adding her savings and store credit to see if the total is greater than or equal to the cost of the shirt, and subtracting the store credit from the cost of the shirt to see if the result is less than or equal to her savings.

Step-by-step explanation:

Michelle wants to buy a shirt that costs $28. She has saved $20 and has store credit that she can apply to the cost of the shirt. A store credit is shown as a negative balance on the receipt. The store credit Michelle has is -$12. Since Michelle lives in a state that has no sales tax on clothing, she can subtract the store credit from the cost of the shirt to see if she has enough money.

Two possible ways that Michelle can solve the problem are:

1. Add the store credit and her savings to see if the total is greater than or equal to the cost of the shirt. In this case, $20 + (-$12) = $8, so Michelle does not have enough money to buy the shirt.
2. Subtract the store credit from the cost of the shirt to see if the result is less than or equal to Michelle's savings. In this case, $28 - (-$12) = $40, which is greater than Michelle's savings of $20. So Michelle does not have enough money to buy the shirt.