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Louise mowed a neighbor's yard to earn \$25$25dollar sign, 25. She mowed a few more yards and earned an additional \$75$75dollar sign, 75. She continued to mow all of the yards each week for a total of 555 weeks, earning money at the same rate. At the end of the 555 weeks, she spent \$250$250dollar sign, 250.

Write a numerical expression with parentheses for the amount of money Louise has left.

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Answer:

She has 250 dollars left

Explanation:

The first lawn she gained 25 dollars

+25

Then she gained 75 dollars

+25 +75=100

She mowed lawns for 5 weeks making the same amount 5 weeks at 100 dollars

5*100 = 500

She earned a total of 500 dollars

She spent 250 dollars

500-250 = 250

She has 250 dollars left

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