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Megan spent half of her paycheck on an iPad. Over the weekend she earned $12 from babysitting. If she has $514.50 now. Write and equation and solve to find out how much was her paycheck

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A: $1,005
Explanation:
514.50 = -12 + 502.50(2)
She had twice as much money before buying the iPad. 514.5 - 12 = 502.5
502.5 is half of her paycheck, so multiply by 2.
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