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On Saturday, you spend $33, give $15 to a friend, and receive $20 for mowing your neighbor’s lawn. You have $21 left. Use two methods to find how much money you started with that day.
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Katharine Chavez
On Saturday, you spend $33, give $15 to a friend, and receive $20 for mowing your neighbor’s lawn. You have $21 left. Use two methods to find how much money you started with that day.
I think it is 49?
I think it is 49?
oobleck
49 is correct
Henry2,
started with $X.
x - 33 - 15 + 20 = 21.
x - 33 - 15 + 20 = 21.