Ronald spent $123.45 on school clothes. He counted his money and discovered that he had $39.55 left. How much money did he originally have?

Sagot :

Ronald originally had $163

He spent a total of $123.45 on school clothes. The money he had left after the expenditure is $39.55 . The total money he had originally can be calculated as follows:

Therefore,

let

x = the original amount he had

Variable

Variable are numbers that are represented by letter in a mathematical equation,.

  • x - 123.45 = 39.55

x - 123.45 = 39.55

x = 39.55 + 123.45

x = $163

The amount he originally had is $163

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