Question

You spend 56$ of food and clothes. You spend 18$ more on clothes than on food. Write and solve an equation to find out how much you spent on each.

Answer 1

38

Explanation:

Answer 2

clothes $37

food $19

Explanation:

2x + 18 = 56

solve for x

subtract 18 from both sides

2x = 38

divide both sides by 2

x = 19

clothes x + 18 = 37