Juan is setting up a lemonade stand in his neighborhood to earn money for a new gaming console. Originally, Juan borrowed $10, but his mother loaned him $3 more, so he borrowed a total of $13. He sells $25 worth of lemonade in his first week.

Question

How much money will he have left after he pays back his mother?

(1 point)
Responses

$12
$12

$13
$13

$10
$10

$25

Answer 1

To determine how much money Juan will have left after paying back his mother, we'll follow these steps:

1. Total Earnings: Juan sells $25 worth of lemonade.
2. Debt to His Mother: He owes his mother $3.

Now, we calculate how much money Juan will have left after paying back his mother:

1. Total money after sales: $25
2. Money owed to his mother: $3

Calculation of money left after repaying mother: \[ \text{Money left} = \text{Total earnings} - \text{Money owed to mother} \] \[ \text{Money left} = 25 - 3 = 22 \]

Thus, he will have $22 left after paying back his mother. However, since $22 is not one of the answer options provided, we need to consider if any other debts were included.

Before moving on with the logic puzzle, if he's only repaying his mother, we should consider how much he can repay immediately:

• If he keeps the whole $25 he sells for his mother’s $3 debt:

In that premise, if the question implied he had to pay back the total amount owed ($13) rather than just to his mother: In that case, we should subtract the total debt owed from the total money earned:

Total money minus total debt: \[ 25 - 13 = 12 \]

So the answer here is $12 left after paying back all his debts.

Correct Response: $12.