Question

Darius's parents sent money to the book fair to be split among the four children in his family. After they gave the money to the cashier, she told each child they had $11.50 to spend. Write and solve an equation to show the total amount of money Darius's parents sent to the book fair.

Answer 1

$46

Explanation:

Let the amount of money Darius's parents sent to the book fair be represented as:

We are told that:

Darius's parents sent money to the book fair to be split among the four children in his family. After they gave the money to the cashier, she told each child they had $11.50 to spend.

The Equation is give as:

x = 4 × $11.50

x = $46

Therefore, the total amount of money Darius's parents sent to the book fair is $46