For two 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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Duran

15 June, 03:19

For two 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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Mila Newton · Answer 1

Ok so if Gabriel's total is 122$ and she made 72$ The second week your equation would be 122 = 72x now if you subtract 72 from both sides that cancels out the 72 leaving you with 50=x.