SOLUTION: Multiple Choice. Markel borrowed $53.82 from his father to purchase a video game. After washing cars on the weekend, he paid his father back using the money he earned. After the we

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Question 1208195: Multiple Choice. Markel borrowed $53.82 from his father to purchase a video game. After washing cars on the weekend, he paid his father back using the money he earned. After the weekend he had $16.23 left to put in his wallet on Monday. For what value of money represents when Markel had paid the money back to his father?
a. −53.82
b. 0
c. 16.23
d. 37.59

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question needs to be made right.

Seems like the borrowed quantity went to and from back so That quantity no longer is important.

$16.23 is what he earned from washing the cars, and this is what he had after paid back what he borrowed.

Answer by ikleyn(52832) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Wording is monstrous.

The general idea of ​​the task is monstrous, too.


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