Originally Posted by
Jabuuty671
"If something costs ten dollars plus half the price, how much does the item cost?"
that's the key right there
first half of sentence: something costs $10 plus half the price
second half of sentence: how much does the item costs
you didn't say, How much WILL the item cost, How much does the item cost THEN, etc; etc; etc;
i haven't taken math in a few months, my last class was Algebra 2 back in December.
Can you re-explain this? I only understood the literary part of it and i'm stuck with the math part i feel so rusty.
English = my strong spot
Math = my shithole