Kayla’s mom is planning her birthday party. She has a budget of $150. She knows that the food will cost $5 per person. Twelve friends are coming to the party. Which expression represents the amount of money, m , Kayla’s mom has to spend on each guest’s goody bag?

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To determine the expression for the amount of money, \( m \), Kayla's mom has to spend on each goody bag, we first need to calculate the total cost for the food and then subtract that from the total budget.

  1. Total Budget: \( 150 \)
  2. Cost of Food per Person: \( 5 \)
  3. Number of Guests: \( 12 \)

First, we calculate the total cost of food for all the guests:

\[ \text{Total cost of food} = \text{Cost per person} \times \text{Number of guests} = 5 \times 12 = 60 \]

Next, we find out how much money is left after paying for the food:

\[ \text{Money left for goody bags} = \text{Total Budget} - \text{Total cost of food} = 150 - 60 = 90 \]

Then, we need to divide this remaining amount by the number of guests to find the amount available to spend on each goody bag:

\[ \text{Amount for each goody bag} = \frac{\text{Money left for goody bags}}{\text{Number of guests}} = \frac{90}{12} \]

Thus, the final expression that represents the amount of money, \( m \), Kayla's mom has to spend on each guest's goody bag can be written as:

\[ m = \frac{150 - (5 \times 12)}{12} \]

This expression simplifies to:

\[ m = \frac{90}{12} \]

So, to summarize, the expression is:

\[ m = \frac{150 - 60}{12} \]