Question

A student was given the problem “Arno has $37.50 less than Dina, if Arno has $52.75, how much does Dina have?” They set up the equation d - 37.50 = 52.75, where d represents the amount of money Dina has. Do you agree with the student’s set up? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

The given problem can be solved as,

`\begin{gathered} a=d-37.50 \\ 52.75=d-37.50 \\ d=52.75+37.50 \\ d=90.25 \end{gathered}`

Hence, Diana has $90.25.

Yes we agree with the student's setup.