carl earned $240 this week. this was $20 less than one-half the amount he earned last week which equation, when solved for x, gi

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11 days ago

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ves the amount carl earned last week?

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Svet_ta [12.2K] · Answer 1 · 2026-03-29T07:14:53+03:00

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Carl earned $520 during the last week

Detailed explanation:

Let’s solve the equation: (1/2 X - 20 ) = 240

1/2 X = 240 + 20 => 260

$1/2 X = 240 +20 = 260$

Now, X = 260 ÷ (1/2) = 520

$X = 260÷1/2 = 520$

Verification:

520 ÷ 2 = 260 - 20 = 240

$520 ÷2 = 260 - 20 = 240$

Hence verified