Question

Ms. Mitchell planned the middle school Winter Wonderland Dance. She spent $672.30 on food and some more money on decorations. Ms. Mitchell spent a total of $824.90 on the dance.
Let d represent how much money Ms. Mitchell spent on decorations. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find how much Ms. Mitchell spent on decorations.
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Answer 1

Let d be the decoration cost. The equation is
672.30 + d = 824.90.

Solve: d = 824.90 − 672.30 = 152.60.

Ms. Mitchell spent $152.60 on decorations.