Use the Subtraction Property of Equality to solve the problem in the form x + p = q. Jade washed both her parents' cars and was given $16. She now has $21. How much money did she have to start with

Answer 1

Let x be the amount of money Jade had to start with.
According to the problem, Jade washed both her parents' cars and was given $16, so she received 16 dollars: x + 16.
Now, she has $21, so x + 16 = 21.
Subtract 16 from both sides of the equation to get x by itself: x + 16 - 16 = 21 - 16.
Simplifying the equation, we get x = 5.
Therefore, Jade had $5 to start with.