Ellie has x dollars in her savings account. She withdrew $32.65 for a purchase, which left her with $125.35 in the account. Solve the equation x−32.65=125.35 using inverse operations to find out how much she had in her savings account before her purchase.(1 point)

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Responses

$92.70
$92.70

$4,092.68
$4,092.68

$451.85
$451.85

$158
$158

Answer 1

To solve the equation x - 32.65 = 125.35, you can add 32.65 to both sides of the equation to isolate x.

x - 32.65 + 32.65 = 125.35 + 32.65

This simplifies to:

x = 158

So, Ellie had $158 in her savings account before her purchase.