Your parents give you $20 to help buy the new pair of shoes shown. After you buy the shoes, you have $5.50 left. How much money did you have before your parents gave you $20?

$45.45

Step-by-step explanation:

Please find attached an image of the shoe that was used in answering this question

From the image, the price of the shoe is $59.95

Let x be the amount you had with you

The equation that would be used to solve this question is :

(x + 20) - $59.5 = $5.50

Solve for x

x = $45.45