Question

Shane owns 200 shares of a tech company. The

value of each share rose by forty cents the first
day, dropped by five cents the next two
consecutive days and then rose by fifty-nine cents
on the final day. What is the total change in the
value of the shares?

Answer 1

Answer: $28

Explanation:

First, identify what the question is asking for.

Jane spent $42 for shoes. This was $14 less than twice what she spent for a blouse . How much was the blouse?

Next, identify the numbers.

Jane spent $42 for shoes. This was $14 less than twice what she spent for a blouse . How much was the blouse?

Next, identify the key words. These include add, subtract, remove, spend, earn, less, more, times, twice, half, etc.

Jane spent $42 for shoes. This was $14 less than twice what she spent for a blouse . How much was the blouse?

Finally, convert everything into an equation.

42 = 2 ⋅ blouse − 14

Now, solve the equation.

5 = 2 ⋅ blouse

blouse = 28

blouse was 28 dollars.