SOLUTION: Ming Spent half of her weekly allowance in candy. To earn more money, her parents let her wash the car for $6.10. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12.40?

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Question 1055357: Ming Spent half of her weekly allowance in candy. To earn more money, her parents let her wash the car for $6.10. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $12.40?
Answer by jorel555(1290)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming Ming washed the car, then 12.40-6.10=6.30, which represents half of her weekly allowance. 2 x 6.30=$12.60, which represents the total amount of her weekly allowance. ☺☺☺☺
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