My question is: Tabitha has 25 dollars. She gives her mom 8 dollars and invests half what is left in a money market. She spends some money on 5 items that costs 50 cents each. How much money does Tabitha have left? Your thoughts:
Tabitha has 25 - 8 = 17 dollars after giving some to her mom. Tabitha has 17 / 2 = 8.5 dollars left after putting some in a money market. The 5 items Tabitha buys totals out to 5 * 0.5 = 2.50 dollars. Tabitha has 8.5 - 2.5 = 6 dollars left. The final answer: 6.