Question

the carpenter spent 7/8 of his money on bags of sand for the sandbox. he spent 1/2 of the rest of his money on some packs of bunting flags to decorate the sandbox and has $19.90 left how much money did the carpenter start with? draw a bar model to show your work

Answer 1

Given:

The carpenter spent 7/8 of his money on bags of sand for the sandbox.

Let the amount that carpenter having be 'x'

$\text{amount spent on bags of sand=}\frac{7}{8}x$$\text{Amount spent on decoration= }\frac{1}{16}x$$x-\frac{7x}{8}-\frac{x}{16}=19.90$$\frac{16x-14x-x}{16}=19.90$$x=19.90\times16$$x=318.40$

The money carpenter start with $318.40