Question

Cary earns $5 per hour raking leaves for her next-door neighbor. She owes her mom $6. (Part 1) Suppose Cary raked leaves for h hours and paid her mother the $6 she owed her. Write and expression to represent the amount of money Cary will have left.

Answer 1

y=5h-6

Explanation:

-6 represents the loss of 6 dollars to her mom

5h shows the rate at which she is gaining money

y is the final product