Question

Tiffany’s $40.00 allowance is reduced $1.25 every time she forgets to clean her room. If her allowance this month was $31.25, how many times did she forget to clean her room?

A. 8
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

Answer 1

The answer would be 7 (D)

Answer 2

Explanation:

If she had $40 you would take away $1.25

until you get $31.25

$40-$8.75=31.25

So it would be 7 times she forgot to clean her room