Question

Amanda has $500.00 in her checking account. She lends her brother 1/2 of her money for a Halloween party he want to throw at his house. She moves 15% of her money into her savings account and spends $25.00 on a Halloween outfit for the party. How much money does she still have left in her checking account?

Answer 1

$187.50

Step-by-step explanation: She starts out with $500 dollars and then she gives 250 of it to her brother and therefore she is $250 left. Then she takes 15% of her remaining money which would be $37.50 and puts it in her savings account leaving Amanda with $212.50 in her checking account. After that she spends $25 on an outfit for the party which means that she would end up with $187.50 in her checking account.

Answer 2

you start by subtract 250 from 500 then take 15% of 250 and you get 37.5 so you end up having 12.5 in the checking account