Question

Fred bought a burger and two orders of fries for $6.50. One order of fries is $1.50. How much was the burger?

Answer 1

$3.50

Explanation:

first you take the amounts you do know, which is the total amount and the cost of one order of fries.

you know he got 2 fries, so thats 1.50 times 2.

1.50 x 2 = 3.00

then you subtract that from the total

6.50 - 3.00 and you're left with 3.50

Answer 2

Explanation:

The burger was 3 dollars and 50 cents . The two order of fries were 3 dollars