Question

Joes mother gave him 1/3 of the money in her purse. His father gave him 5.00. If they gave joe a total of 12.00, How much money did his mother have in her purse. Joes mother had $ money in her purse (Enter a number only and make sure to include the decimal and 2 numerical decimal places.)

Answer 1

$21

Explanation:

let the money in her purse be $x

1/3 of the money is 1/3x

Since his father gave him $5 and the total amount became $12

the expression for the total amount would be

12= 1/3x+5

We can now solve for x

12-5= 1/3x

1/3x= 7

cross multiply we have

x= 7*3

x= $21

Therefore the money in joes mother's purse is $21