You spend 56$ of food and clothes. you spend 18$ more on clothes than on food. write and solve an equation to find out how much you spent on each.

clothes $37

food $19

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + 18 = 56

solve for x

subtract 18 from both sides

2x = 38

divide both sides by 2

x = 19

clothes x + 18 = 37

except a rational number. : )

for ex: the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. it is the opposite.

reciprocal definition:

a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.