Answer:
1) Step 3: S = $136.49 - $3.0625 × 1/4
2) By completing the operations within the parenthesis in Step 2, before multiplying the result by 1/4
Step-by-step explanation:
1) From the given information, we have;
The amount amount Maria earns as a pet sitter = $32.75
The number of weeks Maria worked as a pet sitter = 2 weeks
The amount Mariah previously saved = $70.99
The amount Maria spent = $12.25
The amount Mariah put in her savings account = 1/4 of the remaining (balance) money
Therefore, we have;
The amount placed in Mariah's savings account, S, is given as follows;
Step 1: S = [($32.75 × 2) + $70.99 - $12.25] × 1/4
Step 2: S = [($65.5 × 2) + $70.99 - $12.25] × 1/4
Step 3: S = [($136.49) - $12.25] × 1/4
Step 4: S = $124.24 × 1/4
Step 5: S = $31.06
The amount Mariah puts in her saving's account = $31.06 and the step Mariah first makes an error is Step 3 where what she put down was as follows;
Step 3: S = $136.49 - $3.0625 × 1/4
2) She can correct the error by completing the calculation of the operation within the parenthesis in Step 2, before multiplying by the factor 1/4.
