Question

Pedro and John are going on a field trip with school. Together the boys have $62 to spend on the trip. If Pedro has $15 more than John, how much money does John have? Write a function rule (equation) that represents the situation.

Answer 1

John has $23.5

Explanation:

Step one:

we are told that their joint amount is $62

let John's amount be x

and Pedro's amount be y

so that y=x+15

Step two:

The equation to represent the situation is

62=x+(x+15)

open the bracket and solve for x we have

62=x+x+15

62=2x+15

2x=62-15

2x=47

divide both sides by 2

x=47/2

x=23.5

John has $23.5