On monday, ken spent half of his money on a new game. the next doy he earned $ 12 mowing lawns he now has $32. how much money did ken hoy before bought the game ?

40$

Step-by-step explanation: before the mowing 20$ if half is on the game before game would be 40

He had $ 40 before bought the game.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the original amount ( in dollars ) contained by Ken,

His spending on game = half of his money =

So, the remaining money = =

Now, his earning = $ 12,

Thus, final amount he has = remaining amount + earning

According to the question,

Hence, he had $ 40 before bought the game .

step-by-step explanation:

hans did not square the 40-unit side; he merely multiplied it by 2.   incorrect.

-8/2y-8=5/y+4-7y+8/y^2-16

we move all terms to the left:

-8/2y-8-(5/y+4-7y+8/y^2-16)=0

we can not solve this equation