A student solved this problem by working backward. janice went shopping with her mom and at the end of the day she had $59.50 left over. she spent $13.65 on a t-shirt, $22.99 on some new sandals, and $40.75 on a new skirt. how much money did janice have at the beginning? student's solution - janice had $59.50 left. add up all the amounts she spent ($13.65 $22.99 $40.75) and add to the amount she has left over ($77.39 $59.50). so janice had $136.89 to begin with. solve this problem. dale was fixing his fence. at the end of the day, he had 12.5 feet of wood left over. during the day he had used one 3.5 foot long piece of wood, two 5.9 foot long pieces of wood, and one 10 foot long piece of wood. how many feet of wood did dale have at the beginning of the day?

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Griffen

23 September, 13:07

A student solved this problem by working backward. janice went shopping with her mom and at the end of the day she had $59.50 left over. she spent $13.65 on a t-shirt, $22.99 on some new sandals, and $40.75 on a new skirt. how much money did janice have at the beginning? student's solution - janice had $59.50 left. add up all the amounts she spent ($13.65 $22.99 $40.75) and add to the amount she has left over ($77.39 $59.50). so janice had $136.89 to begin with. solve this problem. dale was fixing his fence. at the end of the day, he had 12.5 feet of wood left over. during the day he had used one 3.5 foot long piece of wood, two 5.9 foot long pieces of wood, and one 10 foot long piece of wood. how many feet of wood did dale have at the beginning of the day?

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Enrique Maxwell · Answer 1

We are given with

$13.65 for a t-shirt

$22.99 for some new sandals

$40.75 for a new skirt.

The total is

$77.39

She had $59.50 at the end

Adding both values will give us the money she had at the start

$77.39 + $59.50 = $136.89

Eden Montgomery · Answer 2

Eden Montgomery 23 September, 15:55

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The correct answer is 37.8.