J'Shawn owes his mom $39. He earned $28 for pulling weeds at the neighbor’s house and then let his brother borrow $15. Which expression represents how much money J'Shawn currently has?
Responses
−39−28−15
negative 39 minus 28 minus 15
39+28+15
39 plus 28 plus 15
39−28+15
39 minus 28 plus 15
−39+28−15
negative 39 plus 28 minus 15
The expression that represents how much money J'Shawn currently has is:
39 - 28 + 15
To find out how much money J'Shawn currently has, we need to subtract the amount he owes his mom from the total amount he earned and borrowed.
The amount J'Shawn owes his mom is $39.
He earned $28 for pulling weeds at the neighbor’s house.
He also let his brother borrow $15.
To represent how much money J'Shawn currently has, we need to subtract the amount that he owes and add the amount he earned and borrowed.
The expression that represents how much money J'Shawn currently has is:
$39 owed to his mom - $28 earned + $15 borrowed
So the correct expression is:
39 - 28 + 15