Question

On Monday, Ms. Wright spent half of her Christmas money on gifts. The next day she earned $100 for working with her grandpa. She now has $250. How much did she originally have in her account?

a. $100
b. $125
c. $200
d. $300

Answer 1

Ms. Wright originally had $300. She spent half on gifts and earned $100, after which she had $250 left. By setting up an equation and solving for the original amount, we can confirm she started with $300.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much money Ms. Wright originally had before spending half on gifts, we can use the information that after spending half and earning an additional $100, she has $250. We can set up an equation to represent this situation: Let X be the original amount. After spending half, she has ½X. She then earns $100, which when added to her remaining money totals to $250. Therefore, the equation is ½X + $100 = $250. Solving for X, we subtract $100 from both sides to get ½X = $150. Multiplying both sides by 2 gives us X = $300.

So, Ms. Wright originally had $300 before spending half on gifts.