Chris received a $90.00 check for his birthday. The check was for 5 more than twice the amount of the check that he got last year for his birthday. How much money did Chris receive last year for his birthday?

Answer choices:
$85.00
$42.00
$50.00
$47.00
Help is appreciated!

c = the amount of the check that he got last year for his birthday.

The check was for 5 more than twice the amount of the check that he got last year for his birthday mean:

90 = 5 + 2 c

Subtract 5 to both sides

85 = 2 c

Divide both sides by 2

42.5 = c

c = $42.5

I wrote the answer choices wrong,

$85.00
$42.50
$50.50
$47.00

Well, well, well, let's solve this math mystery, shall we? So, Chris received a whopping $90.00 check for his birthday this year. But hold on, this check is 5 more than twice the amount he got last year. Oh boy, math is like a maze sometimes, isn't it?

Let's break this down. If we let "x" represent the amount Chris received last year, then twice that amount is 2x. And since this year's check is 5 more than that, we get the equation 2x + 5 = 90.

Now, let's solve this equation. Subtracting 5 from both sides, we have 2x = 85. And finally, dividing both sides by 2, we find that x = 42.5.

But hey, we're dealing with money here, no half-dollars allowed! So, Chris received $42.00 last year for his birthday. Ta-da!

Let's assume the amount of money Chris received last year for his birthday is "x" dollars.

According to the given information, the check he received this year is 5 more than twice the amount he received last year. Therefore, we can express this as an equation:

2x + 5 = 90

To solve for x, we need to isolate the variable.

First, subtract 5 from both sides of the equation:

2x = 90 - 5
2x = 85

Then, divide both sides of the equation by 2:

x = 85 / 2
x = 42.5

Since the answer choices are in whole dollars, we can approximate the amount Chris received last year to be $42.00.

Therefore, the correct answer is $42.00.

To find out how much money Chris received last year for his birthday, we need to set up an algebraic equation based on the information given.

Let's assume the amount Chris received last year for his birthday is represented by 'x'.

According to the given information, this year's check amount is 5 more than twice the amount he received last year. So, we can represent this year's check amount as: 5 + 2x.

Since this year's check amount is $90.00, we can set up the equation:

5 + 2x = 90

Now, let's solve for 'x', which represents the amount received last year:

Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation:
2x = 90 - 5
2x = 85

Divide both sides by 2:
x = 85/2
x = 42.5

Therefore, Chris received $42.50 last year for his birthday.

Unfortunately, the answer choices provided do not include $42.50. However, the closest option is $42.00, so you can select that as the closest possible answer from the given choices.