Question

Justin earned $50 mowing yards and $19 washing cars. He wants to divide his money into 3 equal accounts.

How much will he put in each account? Complete the explanation.

Justin will put $
into each account.

First add $50 and $19 to find how much money Justin earned. Justin earned a total
of $
mowing yards and washing cars. Then divide the total by
to find out how much money will go into each account.

Answer 1

$23

Explanation:

50 + 19 is 69, and since Justin wants to divide the money into 3 parts. Just divide the total (69) by 3, to get 23. So, Justin will put $23 into the three of the accounts.