Question

Bradley and Andrew mow lawns to earn spending money. Together they earn $16.50 per hour working for 6 hours. they share their earnings equally. If Andrew spent $24.00 of his earnings at the movies, what was the total amount, in dollars and cents, From the money he earned mowing lawns that he has left?

Answer 1

$25.50

Explanation:

The answer is quite simple, let me explain.

Step 1:

$16.50 times 6 = $99.00

Step 2:

Divide 99 by 2: 99/2 = $49.50

Step 3:

We are looking to find out how much money Andrew has left. Therefore, we subtract the amount of money he has total ($49.50) by the $24.00 he spent on the movies. It should look like this...

49.50 - 24.00 = $25.50