Question

Malia has $10 to spend at the fall carnival. She decides to order an ice cream cone for herself and one for her sister.

a. If the cost of each ice cream cone is $2.35, how much will she spend on the ice cream cones? Write an equation and solve.


b. How much change will Malia receive? Write an equation and solve.

Answer 1

malia will spend 4.70 and have 5.30 in change

Answer 2

Malia's allowance changed from $10.00 to $(10 - 2x) after buying ice cream cones.

Explanation:

We are given the following information:

Malia's allowance to spend at carnival = $10.00

Ice cream ordered by her = 2

Let x dollars be the cost of one ice cream cone.

Total money spent on ice creams =

Formula:

change in Malia's allowance = total allowance - money spent on ice cream cones = 10 - 2x

Thus, Malia's allowance changed from $10.00 to $() after buying ice cream cones.