Question

Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing Mini-golf.To warm more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12

Answer 1

her weekly allowance is $16

Explanation:

Let x represent Imani's weekly allowance.

Imani spent half of her weekly allowance playing Mini-golf. This means that the total amount that she spent playing Mini-golf is x/2. The amount that she is left with would be

x - x/2 = x/2

In order to earn more money her parents let her wash the car for $4. This means that the total amount left with her is

x/2 + 4

if she ended with $12, it means that

x/2 + 4 = 12

x/2 = 12 - 4 = 8

x = 2 × 8 = $16