Question

Cora had some $5 bills in a jar on January 1. Each month she added fifty- $5 to the jar. After

one year, she had $4,500. How many $5 bills did she have on the jar on January 1?

Answer 1

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If Cora had some $5 bills in a jar on January 1st and each month she added 50 $5 bills to the jar and after one year she had a total of $4,500. She had 300 $5 bills on January 1st.

Explanation:

There are 12 months in a year and she added 50 $5 bills each month.

`50` ×
`5=250` ×
`12=3,000`

After a year she had a total of $4,500 including the money she had in the jar at the beginning of the year.

`4,500-3,000`
`= 1,500`

To find the total amount of $5 she had at the beginning of the year you divide.

`1,500` ÷
`5= 300`

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