Question

Brooklyn needs to earn 14 more dollars to have 32 how much money does Brooklyn have now? Identify the steps to write and solve an equation to solve the word problem select three. A. Correct equation is 14m=32 b. Subtract 14 from both sides c. Variable m is equal to the amount of money Brooklyn has now d. Correct equation is 14+m=32 e. Solve the equation divide 14 on both sides f. Variable m is equal to the amount of money Brooklyn needs to earn

Answer 1

To solve the word problem, we can identify the correct steps and equations based on the information given.

1. We know that Brooklyn needs to earn 14 more dollars to have a total of 32 dollars. We can express Brooklyn's current amount of money (let's call it \( m \)) using the equation:
- The correct equation is \( 14 + m = 32 \). (This corresponds to option D.)

2. Next, we solve for \( m \) by isolating it. We will subtract 14 from both sides of the equation:
- Subtract 14 from both sides. (This corresponds to option B.)

3. After performing the subtraction, we have:
\[
m = 32 - 14
\]
So, \( m = 18 \). Thus, Brooklyn has 18 dollars now.

4. Finally, we can identify \( m \) as the amount of money Brooklyn has now:
- Variable \( m \) is equal to the amount of money Brooklyn has now. (This corresponds to option C.)

So, the correct sequence of steps to solve the equation leads us to \( m = 18 \).

The selected options are:
- D. Correct equation is \( 14 + m = 32 \)
- B. Subtract 14 from both sides
- C. Variable \( m \) is equal to the amount of money Brooklyn has now