Question

Francesca spent $56 at the grocery store. She had $24 after grocery shopping. Write and solve an equation to determine how much money, m, Francesca had before she did her grocery shopping.

Select the answer choice that shows how much money, m, she had before she did her grocery shopping.

(1 point)
Responses

m = S24
m = S24

m = S56
m = S56

m = $80
m = $80

m = $32

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find out how much money Francesca had before her grocery shopping, we can set up the equation based on the information given:

Let \( m \) be the amount of money she had before shopping. According to the problem, she spent $56 and was left with $24.

This can be represented by the equation:

\[ m - 56 = 24 \]

To solve for \( m \):

1. Add 56 to both sides of the equation:

\[ m = 24 + 56 \]

2. Calculate the right side:

\[ m = 80 \]

So, Francesca had **$80** before her grocery shopping.

The correct response is:

m = $80