Question

Jim has found a playstation that costs $400 that he wants to buy. he received $150 dollars today as a gift from his family. how much money, in dollars, will he have saved 6 weeks from now if he earns $30 a week delivering pamphlets?

Answer 1

Jim has received a gift of $150 and can earn $30 weekly from delivering pamphlets. After 6 weeks, by multiplying his weekly earnings by 6 and adding the gift amount, he will have saved $330.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jim wants to buy a PlayStation that costs $400 and he has already received $150 as a gift. If Jim is earning $30 per week by delivering pamphlets, we need to calculate how much he will have saved after 6 weeks.

To compute Jim's total savings after 6 weeks, we follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total amount earned from delivering pamphlets over 6 weeks by multiplying the weekly income by 6: $30/week × 6 weeks = $180.
2. Add the amount earned from delivering pamphlets to the gift money he initially received: $180 + $150 = $330.

Therefore, 6 weeks from now, Jim will have saved a total of $330.