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Luke and Matthew ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60% of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of $25. How much, in dollars, did Matthew make?

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Luke and Matthew ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60%60\% of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of $25\$25. How much, in dollars, did Matthew make?\newline

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Q. Luke and Matthew ran a lemonade stand on Saturday. They agreed that Matthew would get 60%60\% of the profit because the lemonade stand was his idea. They made a profit of $25\$25. How much, in dollars, did Matthew make?\newline
  1. Identify Total Profit: question_prompt: How much money did Matthew make from the lemonade stand profits?
  2. Calculate Matthew's Share: Step 11: Identify the total profit and Matthew's percentage.\newlineTotal profit = $25\$25\newlineMatthew's percentage = 60%60\%
  3. Find Matthew's Earnings: Step 22: Calculate Matthew's share of the profit.\newlineMatthew's share = Total profit ×\times Matthew's percentage\newlineMatthew's share = $25×0.60\$25 \times 0.60
  4. Find Matthew's Earnings: Step 22: Calculate Matthew's share of the profit.\newlineMatthew's share = Total profit ×\times Matthew's percentage\newlineMatthew's share = $(25)×0.60\$(25) \times 0.60 Step 33: Perform the calculation to find out Matthew's earnings.\newlineMatthew's share = $(25)×0.60=$(15)\$(25) \times 0.60 = \$(15)

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