christine bought a book for $10 and then spent half her remaining money on a train ticket.

Question

Christine bought a book for $10 and then spent half her remaining money on a train ticket. she then bought lunch for $4 and spent half her remaining money at a bazaar. she left the bazaar with $8. how much money did she start with?

Answer 1

She left the bazaar with $8. This is half of what she had when she arrived.

She arrived at the bazaar with $16. This was $4 less that she had before lunch.

She arrived at lunch with $20. This was half of what she had after buying a train ticket.

She arrived at the train ticket booth with $40.  This was $10 less than what she had before buying the book

Christine started with $50.