14. Jason was given his allowance on Sunday. On Monday he bought a book for \( \$ 2.95 \). On Tuesday Kurt paid Jason the \( \$ 3.50 \) he owed him. Jason now has \( \$ 6.05 \). How much was his allowance?

Let's denote Jason's allowance as \( A \). On Sunday, Jason was given his allowance, so he had \( A \) dollars. On Monday, Jason bought a book for \( \$2.95 \), so he had \( A - 2.95 \) dollars left. On Tuesday, Kurt paid Jason \( \$3.50 \) that he owed him, so Jason now had \( (A - 2.95) + 3.50 \) dollars. We are given that Jason now has \( \$6.05 \), so we can set up the equation: \[ (A - 2.95) + 3.50 = 6.05 \] Solving this equation will give us the value of Jason's allowance. Solve the equation by following steps: - step0: Solve for \(A\): \(\left(A-2.95\right)+3.5=6.05\) - step1: Simplify: \(A+0.55=6.05\) - step2: Move the constant to the right side: \(A=6.05-0.55\) - step3: Subtract the numbers: \(A=5.5\) The solution to the equation is \( A = 5.5 \) or \( A = \frac{11}{2} \) or \( A = 5\frac{1}{2} \). Therefore, Jason's allowance was \( \$5.50 \).