Meagan bought a book for $12.00, received an allowance of $15.00, paid back a loan of $7.00, bought lunch for $8.50, earned $8.00 raking leaves, and found $2.00. She now has $22.25. How much did she start with?
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Miguel and Yoshi went rock climbing. Miguel climbed up 15m, back down 4 m, climbed 6 m, slid back 17 m, climbed up 22 m, rested and climbed 14 m more. Yoshi climbed 12 m, slid back 4 m, rested, climbed up 33 m and slid back 7 m. They are now together at the 40 m mark. At what level did each start climbing?
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ADD up purchases and earnings
-12.00 + 15.00 - 7.00 - 8.50 + 8.00 + 2.00
= - 2.50
x = money she started with
x + -2.50 = 22.25
x = 22.25 + 2.50
x = 24.75
To find out how much Meagan started with, we can add up all the transactions and find the difference between the final amount and the total.
Here's how we can calculate it step by step:
1. Book purchase: Meagan spent $12.00 on a book.
2. Allowance: Meagan received an allowance of $15.00.
3. Loan repayment: Meagan paid back a loan of $7.00.
4. Lunch purchase: Meagan spent $8.50 on lunch.
5. Leaf raking: Meagan earned $8.00 raking leaves.
6. Money found: Meagan found $2.00.
Next, let's add or subtract these amounts to find Meagan's current balance:
Starting balance + Allowance + Found Money + Leaf Raking - Book Purchase - Loan Repayment - Lunch Purchase = Current Balance
Let's plug in the numbers:
Starting balance + $15.00 + $2.00 + $8.00 - $12.00 - $7.00 - $8.50 = $22.25
To isolate the starting balance, we can rearrange the equation as follows:
Starting balance = Current Balance - (Allowance + Found Money + Leaf Raking - Book Purchase - Loan Repayment - Lunch Purchase)
Now we can substitute the values and calculate the starting balance:
Starting balance = $22.25 - ($15.00 + $2.00 + $8.00 - $12.00 - $7.00 - $8.50)
Simplifying the equation step by step:
Starting balance = $22.25 - ($-12.50)
Starting balance = $22.25 + $12.50
Starting balance = $34.75
Therefore, Meagan started with $34.75.