“I spent one-half of what I had on my ticket, bought a quarter’s worth of candy, spent half of what I had left, plus fifty cents, on newspapers. Then I spent

Question

“When I left the house this morning, I noticed that I was short on cash,” Gary said. “I spent one-half of what I had on my train ticket, then bought a quarter’s worth of candy. When I got to the station I spent half of what I had left, plus fifty cents, on newspapers. Then I spent half the remaining money on bus fare, and gave seventy-five cents to a homeless man outside. When I got to work I had only a quarter left. How much did I start out with?

Answer 1

0.25 + 0.75 = 1.00

 

1.00(2) = 2.00

 

2.00 + 0.50 = 2.50

 

2.50(2) = 5.00

 

5.00 + 0.25 = 5.25

 

5.25(2) = $10.50