Question

On Monday, Ken spent half of his money on a new game. the next day he earned $12 mowing lawns he now has $32.how much did ken have before bought game?Expain?

Answer 1

40$

Explanation:

He had $ 40 before buying the game.

Explanation:

Let x be the original amount ( in dollars ) contained by Ken,

His spending on games = half of his money =x/2

So, the remaining money = = x-x/2=x/2

Now, his earning = $ 12,

Thus, the final amount he has = remaining amount + earning

According to the question,

x/2+12=32

x/12=20

x=40

He had 40$ before buying the

game

Hence, he had $ 40 before bought the g