Question

Peter babysits his sister on Monday and Friday. He babysits for his neighbor 40% of the days Monday through Friday. He babysits for his sister and his neighbor on different days. On the weekend, Peter babysits 50% of the days. Choose True or False for each statement.
Peter babysits a total of 6 days each week.

Peter babysits either Saturday or Sunday.

Peter babysits 80% of the days Monday through Friday.

Peter babysits 90% of the total days each week.

Answer 1

Answer:

Question 1: False

Question 2: True

Question 3: True

Question 4: False

Step-by-step explanation:

Peter babysits his sister 2 days: Monday and Friday.

He babysits for his neighbor 40% of the time between Monday through Friday. This includes 5 days. 40% of 5days = 2 days.

On the weekend, Peter babysits 50% of the days. There are 2 days in the weekend

50% × 2 days = 1 day.

Question 1: False

Altogether, Peter babysits 5 days every week.

Question 2: True

Question 3: True

Peter babysits 4 out 5 days during Monday-Friday 4/5= 80%

Question 4: False

Peter babysits 5 days out of 7 during the week. 5/7 = 71% of the days, which is less than 90%