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Jackson mows lawns to make money. It costs him $7 each week to advertise his business. It costs him $1.50 in gas to mow each lawn, and he charges $10.00 for each lawn he mows. Write an equation to model the amount of profit, P, he makes from mowing x lawns in one week.

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P=10x-(1.50x-7) is the answer

10x is the amount gained from mowing each lawn
1.50x-7 is the amount lost from the gas and advertisement
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