Question

Louise mowed a neighbor's yard to earn $25. She mowed a few more yards and earned an additional $75. She continued to mow all of the yards each week for a total of 5 weeks, earning money at the same rate. At the end of the 5 weeks, she spent $250.

Write a numerical expression with parentheses for the amount of money Louise has left.
Do not simplify your expression.

Answer 1

Find total she earned for one week

(25+75)*5

=500

Then subract 250 from 500

500-250=250

Equation: (25+75)*5-250