Benny spent half of his allowance going to the movies. To make more money, he washed the family car and earned more 6 dollars. What is his allowance if he ended with 14 dollars?
oh nevermind i got it already, but for anyone out there who doesn't know, its $16 in total
Benny spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family car and earned 8 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with 18 dollars ?
To solve this problem, we can break it down into steps:
Step 1: Let's assume Benny's allowance is represented by the variable "x."
Step 2: Benny spent half of his allowance going to the movies, which means he spent "x/2" dollars.
Step 3: Benny earned an additional 6 dollars by washing the family car, so we need to add that to the amount he had after going to the movies. That amount is now "x/2 + 6" dollars.
Step 4: We are given that Benny ended up with 14 dollars. So, we can set up the equation:
x/2 + 6 = 14
Step 5: To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable.
First, we subtract 6 from both sides of the equation:
x/2 = 14 - 6
Simplifying:
x/2 = 8
Step 6: To solve for x, we need to multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to get rid of the fraction:
2 * (x/2) = 2 * 8
Simplifying:
x = 16
Therefore, Benny's allowance is 16 dollars.