Luke and Matthew ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60% of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of $25. How much, in dollars, did Matthew make?
Q. Luke and Matthew ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60% of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of $25. How much, in dollars, did Matthew make?
Calculate Total Profit: Identify the total profit made from the lemonade stand.The total profit made is $25.
Calculate Matthew's Percentage: Calculate the percentage of the profit that Matthew will receive. Matthew is to get 60% of the total profit.
Convert Percentage to Decimal: Convert the percentage to a decimal to facilitate the calculation. 60% as a decimal is 0.60.
Calculate Matthew's Earnings: Multiply the total profit by the decimal equivalent of Matthew's percentage to find out how much he made.Matthew's earnings = Total profit × Matthew's percentage in decimalMatthew's earnings = $25×0.60
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to determine Matthew's earnings.Matthew's earnings = $25×0.60Matthew's earnings = $15
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