Question

Ronald spent $136.65 on school clothes. He counted his money and discovered that he had $35.35 left. How much money did he originally have? Enter an equation, using m as your variable, to find how much money he originally had. Then solve the equation.

Answer 1

$172

Explanation:

The computation of the total amount he have is shown below:

Since it is given that Ronald spend $136.55 on school clothes

And, the remianing amount left with him is $35.35

Now let us assume the total money be m

m = spend amount + remianing amount

= $136.55 + $35.35

= $171.90

= $172