Tim has m dollars. Rebecca has $6 less than 1/10 times the number of dollars that Tim has. Which expression represents the total amount of money that Tim and Rebecca have? If Tim has $70, how much money do Rebecca and Tim have altogether?
The equation would be m +.1m-6 = total
We can plug in 70 for Tim to get the total amount of 71.
Answer:
together they have $71.
Step-by-step explanation:
Tim has m dollars.
Rebecca has $6 less than 1/10 times the number of dollars that Tim has.
Let Rebecca has r dollars.
So the expression becomes:
\(r=0.1m-6\)
The total amount of money that Tim and Rebecca have can be given as:
m+r
= \(m+0.1m-6\)
If m = 70
then r = \(0.1(70)-6\)
= \(7-6=1\)
Hence, Rebecca has $1.
And altogether they both have = \(70+1=71\) dollars