Question

Melanie and Joseph are raising money for their class trip to the zoo. They each need $30 to pay for the trip and are selling boxes of cookies for $4 each to earn the money. Joseph has sold 5 boxes and Melanie has sold 3 boxes. How much more money does Melanie need than Joseph? Which shows the steps needed to solve the problem?

Answer 1

melanie needs $18 more dollars. joseph has sold 5 boxes  which means he has $20 and melanie has sold 3 which means she has $12 so 30-12=18

Answer 2

Answer:

Melanie needs 8 more dollars trust me because it says how much more money does she need than JOSEPH not to have as much money for the trip

Step-by-step explanation

4x5 is equal to 20

4x3 is equal to 12

12 subtracted form 20 equals 8

so the answer is 8