Math
Mike received 86 dollars and 6 movie tickets for his birthday. He went to a sporting goods store and bought a baseball glove, baseball, and bat.
He had 25 dollars left over, how much did he spent on the baseball gear ?
He had 25 dollars left over, how much did he spent on the baseball gear ?
86=amount of money Mike started with or received
x=amount he spent on baseball gear
25=amount he had left
86-x=25
86-x+x=25+x
86=25+x
86-25=25+x-25
61=x