Question

Malia has her $ 10.00 allowence to spend at the fall carnival. She decides to order two ice cream cones for herself and her sister. What is the resulting change in Malia's allowence?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer 2

Malia's allowance changed from $10.00 to $(
`10-2x`) after buying ice cream cones.

Explanation:

We are given the following information:

Malia's allowance to spend at carnival = $10.00

Ice cream ordered by her = 2

Let x dollars be the cost of one ice cream cone.

Total money spent on ice creams =
`2x`

Formula:

`\text{Change in Malia's allowance} = \text{Total allowance} - \text{Money spent on ice cream cones}\\= 10 - 2x`

Thus, Malia's allowance changed from $10.00 to $(
`10-2x`) after buying ice cream cones.