Question

Jackson receives 4.63 as his change at the grocery store. He places it into a charity donation jar at the register. Write an addition equation to represent Jackson's net change in money. Enter your answer as an addition equation, formatted like this: 42+(-53)=-11

Answer 1

x + (-y) = 4.63

Explanation:

Given that :

change received = 4.63

Net change in money :

Let initial amount before purchase = x

Cost of item purchased = y (negative as it is incurred)

Net change in money:

Initial amount + cost of item purchased = change received

x + (-y) = 4.63