Question

samantha spent $15.88 at a department store. she spent half as much at the bookstore as she did at the department store. she then spent $12.64 at a restaurant. she now has $33.85 left in her purse. how much did she have to begin with?

Answer 1

39.845

Explanation:

this question it is asking how much money she has at the beginning, so to solve this we need to add up the money she spent before and add the money she has left.

1. we are ready to know she already spends 15.88 at the beginning and then she spent half as much as 15.88 so, we have to divide 15.88 by 2.

15.88/2= 7.94

2. now everything is figured out, next, add them together.

15.88+7.94+3.385= 39.845