Max and Sharifa are both saving to buy the same model of DVD player, which costs $99, including tax. Max already has $31.00 and

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Max and Sharifa are both saving to buy the same model of DVD player, which costs $99, including tax. Max already has $31.00 and

decides to save $8.50 per week from now on. Sharifa already has $25.50 and decides to save $10.50 per week from now on. Who can pay for the DVD player first? Explain.
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gogolik [260] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-21T02:39:57+03:00

gogolik [260]3 years ago

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Answer:

Sharifa can pay for the DVD player first.

Step-by-step explanation:

Max:

99 - 31 = $68 remaining

68 / 8.5 = 8 weeks

Sharifa:

99 - 25.5 = $73.50 remaining

73.5 / 10.5 = 7 weeks