Problema Solution
Mrs. Brown’s Girl Scout
troop had a car wash to earn
some funds. They saved
1/6
of
the money. They used
1/2
of the
remaining money to go horseback
riding. They then had
$100.00 left. How much did they
initially make washing cars?
Answer provided by our tutors
let x= the money Mrs. Brown’s Girl Scout car wash earned
(1/2)(x - x(1/6)) = 100
by solving we find
x = $240
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they initially made $240 washing cars.