Latesha’s mother puts $85 in Latesha’s lunch account at school. Each day Latesha uses $3 from her account for lunch. The table below represents this situation. Latesha’s Lunch Account Day Amount Left in Account ($) 0 $85 1 2 3 4 5 How much is left in Latesha’s lunch account after she has had lunch for 5 days?

A.$15
B.$67
C.$70
D.82

Respuesta :

The answer is C. (70).
The easiest way to explain this is to use a table. You could you other methods like by using a proportion but this way is easier.
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Answer:

=70$

Step-by-step explanation:

The total in her account at day zero =85$

Lunch for five days= 3$×5

=15$

Total in her account= Initial amount - Expenditure on lunch

=85$-15$

=70$

The balance in Latesha's Lunch Account after having lunch for five day=70$