Question

Roscoe gets paid $193.75 each week. He saves 3/5 of each paycheck for his monthly rent He also saves $21from each paycheck for his monthly utilities. How much does Roscoe save for rent and utilities each paycheck?Write your answer as a decimal

Answer 1

We know that

• Roscoe gets paid $193.75.

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• He saves 3/5 each week.

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• He saves $21 each week.

To represent the amount of many Roscoe saves, we just have to sum each saving.

`(3)/(5)(193.75)+21=116.25+21=137.25`

Therefore, Roscoe saves $137.25 in total for each paycheck.