For her birthday, Kendra received a gift card in the mail from her grandparents. The gift card was worth $50. Kendra thought, since she had just received other gifts for her birthday, she would wait a while to spend the gift card. Unfortunately, Kendra forgot all about the gift card, and the card loses $5 every month after its date of purchase if it has not been used.

Question

If Kendra forgot the card for three months, she lost $______.

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Answer 1

If Kendra forgot the gift card for three months, the card loses $5 each month.

To calculate the total amount lost after three months:

\[ \text{Total lost} = \text{Amount lost per month} \times \text{Number of months} \]

\[ \text{Total lost} = 5 \times 3 = 15 \]

So, Kendra lost $15. The answer is 15.