SOLUTION: Cindy gets a paycheck. She repays her brother $10 she owes him and spends $30 on gas. She then spends half of the remaining money on a tent. She buys a pair of shoes for $29.45 and

Question 103852: Cindy gets a paycheck. She repays her brother $10 she owes him and spends $30 on gas. She then spends half of the remaining money on a tent. She buys a pair of shoes for $29.45 and has $17.75 left.
What was the amount of her paycheck?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cindy gets a paycheck. She repays her brother $10 she owes him and spends $30 on gas. She then spends half of the remaining money on a tent. She buys a pair of shoes for $29.45 and has $17.75 left.
What was the amount of her paycheck?
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Let the amount of her paycheck be "x"
EQUATION:
x - 10 - 30 -(1/2)(x-40) - 29.45 = 17.75
x-40 - (1/2)x + 20 = 47.20
(1/2)x = 67.20
x = $134.40
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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