Question

Lucy had $9.72 after leaving the game store if she bought a game for $34.79 how much money did she have before she went into the game store?

(Trying to help sister, 4th grade math)

Answer 1

Add the amount that is left over to them game money

Explanation:

34.79 + 9.72 = 44.51 dollars

She had 44.51 before she went to the game store

Answer 2

You just add the amount she spent and the amount she had left over to find out how much she had before she went into the game store. So 9.72+34.79 is $44.51. Hopefully this helped her out.