SOLUTION: Hector's mother sent him on two errands. She gave him $5.00.He picked up clothes of the dry cleaners and later spent half the change on a loaf of bread. He returned $0.97 (cents) c
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Question 412760: Hector's mother sent him on two errands. She gave him $5.00.He picked up clothes of the dry cleaners and later spent half the change on a loaf of bread. He returned $0.97 (cents) change to his mother. How much did the dry cleaning cost? Found 2 solutions by solver91311, edjones:Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
If he spent half of the change then what he had left was also half of the change. Hence the change was 2 times $0.97. Subtract that amount from $5.00 to get the cost of the dry cleaning.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let d=amt spent at dry cleaners.
5 - d - (5-d)/2 = .97
10-2d-5+d=1.94 multiply each side by 2.
-d=-3.06
d=3.06
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Ed
