Asked by Elijah

Isaiah had $40. He got a $10 credit on a video game that he brought back to re-sell, then rented other video games for $35. Isaiah then went to the "Bahama Bucks" shaved ice and purchased two Blue island waves for $7.50 each. Isaiah spent all of his money.

Which equation best represents this situation?

Responses
A
40 minus open paren 10 plus 35 plus 7 point 5 plus 7 point 5 close paren is equal to 0
B
open paren 40 plus 10 close paren minus open paren 35 plus 7 point 5 close paren is equal to 0
C
open paren 40 plus 10 close paren plus open paren 35 plus 7 point 5 plus 7 point 5 close paren is equal to 0
D

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: D.

Explanation: He starts with $40 and gets a $10 credit, then spends $35 and $7.50 twice. The correct equation is (40 + 10) − (35 + 7.5 + 7.5) = 0.