Question

Tom spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family car and earned 7 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with 15 dollars?

Answer 1

Tom's weekly allowance is $16.

Explanation:

With the information provided, first you have to subtract the amount he earned washing the family car from the total amount he had to determine the amount he had left from his allowance after going to the movies:

$15-$7=$8

Now, since the statement indicates that tom spent half of his allowance going to the movies, this means that the $8 represents the amount left after going to the movies and it is half of his allowance. So, you have to multiply this amount by 2 to find his weekly allowance:

$8*2=$16

According to this,the answer is that Tom's weekly allowance is $16.