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Addison earn $25 mowing her neighbor's lawn then she loaned her friend $18 and got 50 from her grandmother for her birthday she now has $86 how much money did Addison have to begin with

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GabriellaMaria

She had $29. You just do the equation backwards. 86-57=29. 
To check if your answer is correct;
29+25=54
54-18=36
36+50=86

Solution: The total money did addison have to begin with is $29.

Explanation:

Let the addison begin with money $x.

It is given that the addison earn $25 from his neighbor and $50 from her grandmother. So total money addison has \(\$x+\$25+\$50=\$x+\$75\)

She loaned her friend %18.

Now she has \(\$x+\$75-\$18=\$x+\$57\)

It is given that she had $86.

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Therefore, the total money did addison have to begin with is $29.

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