Simon went to the store to buy new school supplies. Simon spent 1/4 of his money on pencils and paper and 1/2 of his money on a backpack.
If Simon has $12.50 leftover, how much did the backpack cost?
x - 1/4x - 1/2x = 12.5
1/4x = 12.5
x = 12.5 / 0.25
x = 50
1/2 * 50 = _______ cost of backpack
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To find out how much the backpack cost, we first need to determine how much money Simon initially had. Let's call this amount X.
According to the information given, Simon spent 1/4 of his money on pencils and paper and 1/2 of his money on a backpack. So, the amount he spent on pencils and paper is 1/4 * X, and the amount he spent on the backpack is 1/2 * X.
Since Simon has $12.50 leftover, we can set up the equation:
X - (1/4 * X) - (1/2 * X) = $12.50
To simplify the equation, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions. The common denominator for 4 and 2 is 4, so we'll multiply each term by 4 to eliminate the fractions:
4 * X - 1 * X - 2 * X = 4 * $12.50
This simplifies to:
4X - X - 2X = $50
Combining like terms:
X - 2X = $50
Simplifying further:
-X = $50
To solve for X, we can multiply both sides of the equation by -1 to eliminate the negative sign:
X = -$50
However, since money cannot be negative in this context, we can conclude that there must be an error in the given information or question.