Money!
Algebra
Level
pending
Dolly was given $3 pocket money every day of the week. She spent $2.60 per day from Monday to Friday and saved the rest. She saved all her pocket money on Saturday and Sunday. Starting on a Monday, how many days did it take her to save $50?
43
47
6
7
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1 solution
Amount of money saved from Monday to Friday=($3-$2.60)x5 =$0.40x5 =$2 Amount of money saved from Monday to Sunday=$2+$3+$3 =$8 6x$8=$48 6x7=42 She needs 42 days to save $48. Need to be saved=$50-$48 =$2 She needs 5 days to save $2. Total days=42+5 =47
It took her 47 days to save $50.