The expression 20L + 25G – 10 calculates the number of dollars that the ABC Lawn Company makes from mowing L lawns and raking G gardens. How many dollars does the company make from raking 444 gardens and mowing 333 lawns?

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Substituting the numbers given in the problem statement into the formula, we get ...

... dollars made by ABC Lawn Co. = 20·333 +25·444 -10 = 6660 +11100 -10 = 17750

From that effort, the lawn company makes $17,750.

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Perhaps you intend that the company mowed 3 lawns and raked 4 gardens. In that case the amount of money made was ...

... 20·3 +25·4 -10 = 60 +100 -10 = 150 . . . dollars