Question

Andrea is saving money for a car. She makes $13 an hour shampooing dogs at the local groomer. After 18% is subtracted from her paycheck she puts 50% of her remaining check in her savings account. Let x represent the number of hours Andrea works. Write an expression in simplest form that represents the amount of money Andrea saves each paycheck.

Answer 1

Saved money = 0.41x

Explanation:

x : hours Andrea works

If the 18% is subtracted from her paycheck, she still has the 82% (100 - 18)

Then after that she has:

0.82x

Now Andrea saves 50% of the remaining check (0.82x)

Saved money = 0.5(0.82x)

Saved money = 0.41x