Question

Diep is saving money so he can buy a used car in 12 months. The total cost of the car he wants is $1,450. Diep determines that he needs to save $120 each month to be able to afford the car, as shown below.

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What error did Diep make?
There is a subtraction error. Diep will need to save less than $120 each month.
There is a subtraction error. Diep will need to save exactly $121 each month.
There is a multiplication error. Diep needs to save exactly $120.83 each month.
There is a multiplication error. Diep needs to save an average of mc024-2.jpg each month. Some months he needs to save $120.83 and other months he needs to save $120.84.

Answer 1

The answer is D. There is a multiplication error. Diep needs to save an average of $120.833... each month. Some months he needs to save $120.83 and other months he needs to save $120.84

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hello! This problem doesn't have much to do with subtraction. Therefore, A and B are eliminated. There was a multiplication error, but saving just $120.83 won't help, because the average is slightly more than that. Saving that amount will only give him $1,449.96, which is 4 cents short of $1,450. There will be some months he has to save $120.83 and others $120.84. The answer is D.