Eunice wanted to save up for a mountain bike that costs £250. She baby-sits each week for 6 hours for £2.75 an hour, and does a

Question

3 years ago

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Saturday job that pays £27.50. She saves 3/4 of her weekly earnings. How many weeks will it take her to save enough to buy the bike?

1 answer:

choli [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-05T23:23:22+03:00

Answer:

Approximately 2 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Cost of bike= £250

<em>Assuming she works for 6 days</em>

1.Babysitting

6*2.75=£16.5 per day

for 6 days

=16.5*6

=£99

2. Saturday Job

=£27.50

Total earnings for the week

=£27.50+£99

=£126.5 weekly

Hence it will take her

=250/126.5

=1.97 week

Approximately 2 weeks to save up the amount