Josie's favorite board game is Into the Night. A new expansion pack was just released, which costs $19.14 after taxes. After buying the expansion pack, Josie had $25.86 left in her wallet.

Question

Let m represent how much money Josie had to start. Which equation models the problem?
m–19.14=25.86
m+19.14=25.86
Solve this equation to find how much money Josie had to start

Answer 1

To model the situation with an equation, we can start by noting that Josie had some initial amount of money \( m \). After buying the expansion pack for $19.14, she had $25.86 left in her wallet.

This situation can be expressed with the following equation:

\[ m - 19.14 = 25.86 \]

Now we can solve for \( m \):

1. Add $19.14 to both sides of the equation:

\[ m = 25.86 + 19.14 \]

2. Now, calculate the right-hand side:

\[ m = 45.00 \]

So, Josie had $45.00 to start.