Question

Please help, On Saturday morning, Owen earned $21. By the end of the afternoon he had earned a total of $60. Enter an equation, using x as your variable, to determine whether Owen earned $39 or $37 on Saturday afternoon.

Answer 1

$39 is the correct answer .

Explanation:

Let the amount he earned on the afternoon be x then

Amount earned in morning + Amount earned in afternoon=total amount

`\$ 21 +\ x\ =\ \$ 60 \\\ x=\$60 -\$ 21\\x=\$ 39`

Therefore $39 is the amount he earned on afternoon .