Mitch borrowed $500 from his brother. He mows lawns after school and on the weekends. He charges $32 a lawn and pays his friend

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Mitch borrowed $500 from his brother. He mows lawns after school and on the weekends. He charges $32 a lawn and pays his friend

Tom $12 a lawn to help. Mitch plans to repay his brother 40% of what he earns on each lawn. Which expression represents this situation?

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rosijanka [135] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-18T04:06:38+03:00

rosijanka [135]3 years ago

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Answer:

500 - 8x

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alexgriva [62] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-18T02:03:44+03:00

Let's take this one at a time starting from the brother's net income because this would be the root basis. We let x be the number of lawns his brother and Tom mowed.

Brother's Net Income = 32x - 12x = 20x

Mitch promises to pay the borrowed money of $500 plus 40% of what his brother earns. The algebraic equation for this is:

Mitch's payment = $500 + 0.4(20x) = $500 +$8x