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Anna saves 3 dollars for every 10 dollars she earns.Patrick saves 5 dollars for every 20 dollars he earns.Do the two save money at the same rate

Anna saves 3 dollars for every 10 dollars she earns.Patrick saves 5 dollars for every 20 dollars he earns.Do the two save money at the same rate
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Anna saves 3 dollars for every 10 dollars she earns.Patrick saves 5 dollars for every 20 dollars he earns.Do the two save money at the same rate

Anna saves 3 dollars for every 10 dollars she earns.Patrick saves 5 dollars for every-example-1
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The two do not save money at the same rate, because if you make common denominators of 20, Anna saves 6 dollars for every 20, while Patrick only saves 5 dollars for every twenty earned. So, Anna ends up saving more than Patrick.
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