Question

Robin was just hired at Groceries & More as a cashler. They pay her $12 an hour. She works 20 hours a week and is going to save all her money to buy a new cell phone that costs $950 The amount of deductions from her weekly paycheck is $34. How many weeks will Robin have to save for in order to buy the new computer? Enter your answer rounded to the nearest whole number.​

Answer 1

5 weeks

Explanation:

We know that she works at a rate of $12 an hour, she also works 20 hours a week.

The total amount she makes per week is $240 (12 x 20). However, that is without deductions. We have to subtract $34 from the $240.

$240 - $34 = $206.

$206 is the amount she makes in a week and she wants to save $950. How many weeks does she have to save? Well, let's divide.

$950 / $206 = 4.6 weeks. However, if we have to round up to 5 weeks.