Question

Rebecca and Virginia are at the amusement park. Virginia brought $9.98 less than Rebecca did to the park. Virginia brought $31.57 to the park.

Which equation can be used to find how much money Rebecca brought to the amusement park, r?
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Answer 1

$31.57+$9.98=r

Explanation:

You can think inverse operation with this equation. $9.98 less mean subtract and the inverse of subtract is add. $31.57 is a "neutral" value because it does not have any key math words with it. Therefore, you would add $9.98 to $31.57 in order to get r.

Answer 2

$41.55

You add $9.98 to $31.57 so that you can get Rebecca’s price