?Joshua started the month with $20.50 in his bank. He earned $3.75 for washing the car. Then he spent $5.25 at the movies. Joshua mowed his neighbor's lawn for $7.50. Finally, he bought a new video game for his computer for $18.75. How much money did Joshua have at the end of the month. please help me!! the ansewr choices are: $10.75, $18.25, 7.75 and $45.25.

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when a figure, such as triangle (xyz) is reflected over the line y = x to create x'y'z' the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the original image (pre-image) will be reversed for the image. (e.g., (x, y) > (y, x)) this means that the pre-image position of the x- and y-coordinates switch places which in turn provides a mirror like image of the original xyz.  

i notice that when i draw a line segment from x to x', that the points are parallel from each other -- they are exactly across from each other and do not intersect with any other points.  

yes, think i would see the same characteristic if you drew the line segment connecting y with the reflecting line and then y' with the reflecting line because of the essence of reflections. because it is a mirror image, each point was effected the same way which leads me to conclude that they same would apply to y and y'.

6-3=3

3*3=9

9+12=21

21/3=7

7*8=56

56 is your answer