coyrtney and melanie

Question

Courtney had 701,000 dollars and Melanie had six one-hundred thousand dollar bills and fourteen ten thousand dollar bills which compares the amount of money the two girls had.

Answer 1

Courtney had 701,000 dollars: C = $701,000

 

Melanie had six one-hundred thousand dollar bills and fourteen ten thousand dollar bills: M = 6($100,000) + 14($10,000) = $600,000 + $140,000 = $740,000

 

Melanie had $39,000 more money than Courtney.