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anjali spent half of her weekly allowance at the movies. to earn more money her parents let her clean the windows in the house for $5. What is her weekly allowance if she ended with $8?

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Let her entire weekly allowance be x
∴[tex] \frac{x}{2} + $5= $8 [/tex]
[tex] \frac{x+10}{2} =8[/tex]
cross multiply
[tex]x+10=16[/tex]
∴[tex]x=$6[/tex]
8-5=3 is the remaining half
weekly allowance=2(1÷2) where (1÷2) is 3
2×3=6
weekly allowance is 6