Question

Arleen has a gift card for a local lawn and garden store. She uses the gift card to rent a tiller for 4 days. It costs $35 per day to rent the tiler. She also buys a rake for $9.

A.The original amount on the gift card was $200.Does Arleen have enough left on the card to buy a wheelbarrow for $50?Explain.

Answer 1

4 x 35 = $140
$140 + 9 = $149
$200 - $149 = $51
Yes, she has enough to buy a $50 wheelbarrow.

Answer 2

Yes because she has only spent $149 on all the supplies so far