Question

Anjali spent half her weekly allowance at the movies. To earn more money her parents let her clean the gutters for $5. What is her weekly allowance of she ended with $12? (do NOT use $ in your answer. Numbers only)

Answer 1

14 dollars

Explanation:

Anjali had 12 dollars after recieving the 5. So in order to find out how much she had before cleaning the gutters, we substract those 5 dollars from the 12. That leaves us with 7 dollars. This is the amount of money she had after spending half at the movies, and before cleaning the gutters. Which mean's it's half of her allowance. 7 x 2 is 14, which is your answer! :)