(5.) Last week Jacob had 30 dollars. He washed cars over the weekend to earn more money and now he has 62 dollars. How much money did he make washing cars?
Choose the correct equation. (1 point)
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30 - x = 62 and x=62+ 30 so x = 92 dollars
30 +x = 62 and x=62-30 so x = 32 dollars
30- 62=x so x=--32 dollars
1 answer
The correct equation is 30 + x = 62 where x represents the amount of money he made washing cars. Therefore, x = 62 - 30 = 32 dollars.