Question

Mrs. Jim earned $40.00 for selling tacos, and she spent $9.75 for supplies. The next day, she earned $35.00 in taco sales and she spent $12.50 for supplies. How much did Mrs. Jim earn and how much did she spend?

a
She earned $15 and she spent $2.75
b
She earned $22.25 and she spent $75
c
She earned $75 and she spent $22.25
d
She earned $75 and spent $23.75

Answer 1

The answer is C. She earned $75 and spent $22.25

We can take our totals that were earned before she started spending and combine them. On concurrent days she received a total of $75. She got $40 one day and $35 the next. In between those days she spent, $9.75 and $12.50. She spent a total of $22.25. Once again making the answer option C