Melody's mom pays her $5 for mowing the lawn. This is $1.25 more than her mom pays her sister for emptying the dishwasher. What does Melody's mom pay her sister for emptying the dishwasher?

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Alexis1415 · Answer

@trinityisdead wrote:

You would have to subtract.

Instead of telling what they have to do exactly. Try explaining and making them understand how they could do the problem. It's not helping anyone by saying "You would have to subtract". they don't know what they are supposed to be subtracting. Thank you!