Max spent $53 and now has no money left. How much does he have before purchase?
$53
He must have had $53.
53
Max had 53 (positive btw) beforemax had made his purchase.
$53 (positive number)
How much do you think he have left
To find out how much Max had before the purchase, we need to subtract $53 from the total amount he spent. Since he now has no money left, the amount he had before the purchase would be his total expenditure plus $53.
Therefore, the equation becomes:
Total amount before the purchase = Total amount spent + $53
Since the problem statement mentions that Max spent $53 and now has no money left, we can substitute the values into the equation:
Total amount before the purchase = $53 + $53
Simplifying the equation:
Total amount before the purchase = $106
Hence, Max had $106 before the purchase.