Riley has been saving up all summer to buy a new electric scooter and, of course, a helmet to go along with it! She went to the sporting goods store with the money she saved and found out the scooter she wanted cost $268.75 after taxes. Then, she had $51.25 left to spend on the helmet.

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Devin1324 · Answer

what am i trying to solve for this?

Vocaloid · Answer

full question (please post this next time)

Riley has been saving up all summer to buy a new electric scooter and, of course, a helmet to go along with it! She went to the sporting goods store with the money she saved and found out the scooter she wanted cost $268.75 after taxes. Then, she had $51.25 left to spend on the helmet.

Let m represent how much money Riley had to start. Which equation models the problem?

Solve this equation to find how much money Riley had to start.
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Vocaloid · Answer

I couldn't find answer choices for the equation, but we can try to make our own.

if m is the amount she had to start, and after spending $268.75 on the scooter, she had 51.25 left, that means m - 268.75 = 51.25. from there, you can solve for m by adding 268.75 to both sides.