Question

Alejandra spent her birthday money on a video game that cost 24$,a controller for 13$,and a memory card for 16$ . The total tax was 3$ . Write and solve a subtraction equation to find how much money Alejandra gave the cashier if she recived 4$ in change

Answer 1

Answer: Alejandra gave $60 to the cashier.

Explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an equation with the information given.

We have to subtract to the amount that Alejandra paid(x) the sum of the costs of each product [videogame (24), controller (13) and memory card (169] and the total tax (3). the expression must be equal to the amount received in change.

Mathematically speaking:

x -(24+13+16+3) = 4

Solving for x:

x - 56 =4

x = 4+56

x =60

Alejandra gave $60 to the cashier.

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