What fact is not necessary to help you solve the word problem below?

Les had $26.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $11.70. How much money did he spend on food?



What fact is not necessary to help you solve the word problem below?

Les had $26.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $11.70. How much money did he spend on food?



He had $11.70 when he left.

He went to City Market.

Les had $26.00 at the start.

1 answer

The fact that is not necessary to help solve the word problem is:

He went to City Market.

This information does not impact the calculation of how much money Les spent; what matters are the amounts of money he had at the start and when he left.