At first Davian has $120 less than Jeremy. Jeremy then spends half his money and Davian spends
none.
Davian now has $20 more than Jeremy.
Directions:
1) Assume that Jeremy originally has J dollars.
2) Fill in the algebraic expressions in the table below using
the variable J.
3) Solve the equation to get number of dollars Jeremy had
originally, and fill it into the entry in the last row.
English
Algebraic Expression
Correct?
Number of dollars
Jeremy has at first
Х
Number of dollars Davian
has at first
Х
Number of dollars
Jeremy has after
spending half his money
the equation
xx x
Number dollars Jeremy
had originally (as a
number)