Question

2. Hera spent $16 on dinner. Then she spent $6 on dessert and some more on a taxi ride. Including the taxi fare, she spent a total of $31. How much money did Hera spend on the taxi ride? (a) What is the unknown information? (b) Let x represent the unknown information. Write an addition equation that models the problem. (c) Solve the equation. (d) Answer the question. Answer:]

Answer 1

The answer is 9 because if you look at the total, you have 31. Take 6 and 16 away from that, and what's left is the answer. 9.