Brandon earns $23.50 for each private pitching lesson he gives. He gave 5 lessons last week and then spent $52.24 on new baseballs to use in upcoming lessons. How much money does he have left?

Question

Group of answer choices

$65.26

$25.85

$169.74

$65.12

Answer 1

To find out how much money Brandon has left after giving lessons and spending on baseballs, follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total earnings from the lessons: \[ \text{Total earnings} = \text{Number of lessons} \times \text{Earnings per lesson} \] \[ \text{Total earnings} = 5 \times 23.50 = 117.50 \]

2. Subtract the amount spent on baseballs from his total earnings: \[ \text{Money left} = \text{Total earnings} - \text{Cost of baseballs} \] \[ \text{Money left} = 117.50 - 52.24 = 65.26 \]

Therefore, Brandon has $65.26 left.

The correct answer from the choices given is $65.26.