Question

malik and two friends earn m dollars in one week doing odd jobs. they split the earnings so that each friend gets \\(\frac{1}{3}\\) of the total earnings. malik uses $32.50 of his earnings on lunch each week. last week, the three friends earned $963. how much money did malik have left after paying for lunch? write an expression to represent how much malik has left. then evaluate the expression for the given value. \\(\frac{1}{3}m - 32.5\\) \\(\frac{1}{3}(963) - 32.5\\) 321 - 32.5 malik had $288.50 left after paying for lunch.

Explanation:

Step1: Determine Malik's share

The total earnings \( m = 963 \) dollars. Each friend (including Malik) gets \( \frac{1}{3} \) of the total earnings. So Malik's share is \( \frac{1}{3}m \). Substituting \( m = 963 \), we get \( \frac{1}{3} \times 963 \).
\( \frac{1}{3} \times 963 = 321 \)

Step2: Subtract lunch cost

Malik spends \( \$32.50 \) on lunch. So the money he has left is his share minus the lunch cost, which is \( \frac{1}{3}m - 32.5 \). Substituting \( m = 963 \), we have \( 321 - 32.5 \).
\( 321 - 32.5 = 288.5 \)

Answer:

\(\$288.50\)