Ricardo spent half of his saved cash on video games then he brought a snack for 5.25 when he arrived home he had 22.50 left write and solve an equation to find the amount of cash ricardo had intially.

Answer 1

Let x be the initial amount of cash Ricardo had.

After spending half of his saved cash on video games, he had x/2 left.
After buying a snack, he had x/2 - 5.25 left.

The equation to find the initial amount of cash Ricardo had is:
x/2 - 5.25 = 22.50

Multiplying both sides by 2, we get:
x - 10.50 = 45

Adding 10.50 to both sides, we get:
x = 55.50

Therefore, Ricardo initially had $55.50.