Question

Solve the word problem.



Jackie mowed a lawn today to earn some extra money. She spent $1.90 on fuel and $4.65 on lunch. She charged $12.50 to mow the lawn.



What was her profit for mowing the lawn?



A.
$5.95


B.
$9.75


C.
$15.25


D.
$19.05

Answer 1

@mossyfish

Answer 2

Well she MADE 12.50
she SPENT 1.90 + 4.65 = 6.55

So she PROFITS 12.50 - 6.55 = 5.95

Answer 3

a 5.95

Answer 4

Let's add her expenses. \[$1.90+$4.65=e\] What does e equal? Once you figure that out, simply plug in your result into this equation:
\[12.50-e=profit\]