Fred spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family car and earned 6 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with 14 dollars?
Before washing the car Fred had $14 - $6 = $<<14-6=8>>8.
Fred spent half his allowance for the movies, so 2 * $8 = $<<2*8=16>>16 allowance.
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