Question

HELP PLZ Jalisa earned $71.25 today babysitting, which is $22.50 more than she earned babysitting yesterday. The equation d+22.50=71.25 can be used to represent this situation, where d is the amount Jalisa earned babysitting yesterday. Which is an equivalent equation that can be used to find the amount Jalisa earned babysitting yesterday?

Answer 1

The equation that you can use is 71.25 - 22.50 = d

Answer 2

An equivalent equation will be :
`71.25-22.50=d`

Explanation:

Jalisa earned $71.25 today babysitting, which is $22.50 more than she earned babysitting yesterday.

The equation
`d+22.50=71.25` can be used to represent this situation, where d is the amount Jalisa earned babysitting yesterday.

An equivalent equation will be :
`71.25-22.50=d`

Solving this we get d = $48.75 ; the amount Jalisa earned yesterday