Emily brought some money on a trip to the aquarium. She used half of the money to buy an admission ticket. Then, she used eight dollars to buy lunch at the food court. She used three-fourths of what was left to buy a souvenir, leaving her with four dollars. How much money did Emily take to the aquarium?

forty-eight dollars

forty dollars

thirty-six dollars

thirty-two dollars

Question

Emily brought some money on a trip to the aquarium. She used half of the money to buy an admission ticket. Then, she used eight dollars to buy lunch at the food court. She used three-fourths of what was left to buy a souvenir, leaving her with four dollars. How much money did Emily take to the aquarium?
	
forty-eight dollars
 	
forty dollars
 	
thirty-six dollars
 	
thirty-two dollars