Ellie has x dollars in her savings account. She withdrew $32.65 for a purchase, which left her with $125.35 in the account. Solve the equation x−32.65=125.35 using inverse operations to find out how much she had in her savings account before her purchase.
To find out how much Ellie had in her savings account before her purchase, we need to solve the equation:
x - 32.65 = 125.35
First, we need to isolate x on one side of the equation. To do that, we need to get rid of the constant term (-32.65) on the left side by adding it to both sides of the equation:
x - 32.65 + 32.65 = 125.35 + 32.65
This simplifies to:
x = 158
Therefore, Ellie had $158 in her savings account before her purchase.