Question

George has $15. He tries to buy a movie ticket ($9.00), a pretzel ($2.65), a drink ($1.35), and two veggie cups ($1.74 each) but he does not have enough money. Look at the numerical expression George used:

15 − 9 + 2.65 + 1.35 + 2(1.74)

Why does George need to fix the expression?

Answer 1

Answer:

$3.52

Step-by-step explanation:

What George needs to fix is that Geroge needs to add paranthesis on the sides of the addition part of the expression, like this - 15 - (9 + 2.65 + 1.35 + 2(1.74)) in order to see how much he has left. You first add the equation part which comes to 11.48, and 15 - 11.48 = $3.52.

Answer 2

Answer:

The person above me is wrong

Step-by-step explanation:

Sample Response: George did not put parentheses around the total snack amount to be subtracted from his $15. He needed to total the purchases and then subtract that amount from $15.