Question

Marcos and Adelyn are comparing the amount of lunch money they spent this week. They spent $45 together on lunches. Marcos spent d on lunches, and Adelyn spent $6 less than Marcos. How much money did Marcos spend on lunches this week?

Answer 1

$25.50

Explanation:

On this question you have to subtract 6 dollars from one of the answers and add that same amount back on because that would equal the total amount of lunch money. A wouldn't work because 31.50-6+31.50 is over 45 dollars. When you have 25.50-6+25.50 you get 45