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Sheila has a plan to save $45 a month for 18 months so that she has $810 to remodel her bathroom. After 13 months Sheila has saved $510. If the most Sheila can possibly save is $70 per month, which of the following statements is true?

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option c is the correct answer

User Amna Arshad
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The answer is : Sheila must save $ 60 per month to achieve her goal.

The price of bathroom remodeling is $ 810.
After 13 months , she has $ 510

Which mean that she has a $ 300 shortage to cover in 5 months.

Which meant she need to save :

$300/ 5 =
$ 60 / month in order to achieve her goal
User Petr Klein
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