Question

Maggie and her sister bought a gift for their mother that costs $57.89, Maggie contributed $46 to the cost of the gift. Let d represent the

amount of money Maggie's sister contributed to the gift. Write an addition equation that could be used to find how much money Maggie's
sister contributed to the gift. Use 57.89, 46, and d.

Answer 1

Answer:$57.89 = 46 + X

Since Maggie gave 46 dollars, we put X for the sister because is unkown, and it equal to the total price.