Question

boa saved $179 a month. he saved $145 less than ada each month. how much would ada save in three and a half years?

Answer 1

B saves 179 a month, A saves 145 more which is equal to 324
three and a half years is 42 months
42 months times 324
13608

Answer 2

First we need to see how much money Ada gets each month, since the question is in regards to her money, not Boa's.

It says Boa's savings each month are "$145 less than Ada", so we need to add 179 to 145. 179+145 = 324.

Okay, so now we know the amount of Ada's savings per month, we need to find out how much money she would have in 3 and a half years. 12 months is equal to one year. A half a year is 6 months. Three whole years is 36 months, and 6 months added to that is 42 months.

Since $324 represents only one month, and we want 42 months, we need to multiply 324 by 42. 324*42 = $13608. $13608 is what Ada saved within 3 years and a half.