Question

Juanita is saving money for a car. The vehicle she wants costs 7,500 dollars. A relative gave her part of the money she needs before she started saving. She determined she needs to save 80 dollars a week from her paycheck for 42 weeks in order to have the exact amount of money needed to purchase the car. Find the amount of money given to her by her relative before she started saving.

Answer 1

80 * 42 gives you how much she needs to earn = 3360 

7,500 - 3360 = how much her relative gave her = 4140 

Answer 2

She was given $4140 by her relative and she had to earn $3360 to buy the car.

Hope that helps.