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Luke and Matthew ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60\%60%60, percent of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of \$25$25dollar sign, 25.

How much money did Matthew make?

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Answer:

15 bucks :)

Explanation:

User BraedenP
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Matthew made $15.

Matthew 60% + Luke 40% = Profit 100%

If profit is $25; 60% will be: 0.60 * $25 = $15 ; Matthew's share
40% will be: 0.40 * $25 = $10 ; Luke's share
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