Sarah received $55 for her birthday. She used some of that money to buy 3 shirts priced at m dollars each. How much money does Sarah have left? Write your answer as an expression. $◻
Q. Sarah received $55 for her birthday. She used some of that money to buy 3 shirts priced at m dollars each. How much money does Sarah have left? Write your answer as an expression. $◻
Initial Amount: Sarah started with $55.
Cost of Shirts: She bought 3 shirts, each costing m dollars.Total cost for shirts = 3×m dollars.
Subtraction: Subtract the total cost of the shirts from the initial amount.$55−(3×m) dollars.
Remaining Amount: Sarah has $55−3m dollars left.
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