Question

kenneth and miranda went to the mall with their aunt. miranda spent $12.50 on sunglasses. kenneth spent $5.50 more than miranda, and their aunt spent 2.5 times as much as kenneth. how much money did their aunt spend?
write your answer as a whole number or decimal.
$

Explanation:

Step1: Find Kenneth's spending

Miranda spent $\$12.50$, Kenneth spent $\$5.50$ more.
$\$12.50 + \$5.50 = \$18.00$

Step2: Calculate aunt's spending

Aunt spent 2.5 times Kenneth's amount.
$2.5 \times \$18.00 = \$45.00$

Answer:

$\$45.00$