For 2 weeks, Gabrielle raised money by selling magazines. She raised $72 during the second week, which brought her total to $122. Write and solve an equation to find how much Gabrielle raised during the first week. Show that your answer is reasonable.

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Britney Fitzpatrick

22 November, 04:59

For 2 weeks, Gabrielle raised money by selling magazines. She raised $72 during the second week, which brought her total to $122. Write and solve an equation to find how much Gabrielle raised during the first week. Show that your answer is reasonable.

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Desiree Sims · Answer 1

To find out how much Gabrielle raised in the first week take the total ($122) and subtract what she made during the second week ($72).

This is how the equation would look: $122 - $72 = (Amount raised in the first week)