Question

Sarah pays $45 every week, covering 70% of the bill. In a year:

A) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $1,000, and the total cost is $3,340.
B) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $1,350, and the total cost is $3,690.
C) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $900, and the total cost is $3,240.
D) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $1,050, and the total cost is $3,390.

Answer 1

Sarah pays 70% of the bill, and the employer covers the remaining 30%. The correct answer is D) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $1,050, and the total cost is $3,390.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total cost, we first need to determine the full bill amount. Since Sarah pays 70% of the bill, we can use the equation:

Total cost = Sarah's payment / Percentage she pays

Total cost = $45 / 0.7 = $64.29 (rounded to two decimal places)

To calculate the employer's payment, we subtract Sarah's payment from the total cost:

Employer's payment = Total cost - Sarah's payment = $64.29 - $45 = $19.29 (rounded to two decimal places)

Therefore, the correct answer is D) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $1,050, and the total cost is $3,390.

Answer 2

Sarah pays $45 every week, totaling $2,340 in a year. Her employer pays $900, and the total cost of the bill is $3,240.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much Sarah pays in a year, we can multiply her weekly payment by the number of weeks in a year. Since Sarah pays $45 every week, she pays $45 x 52 weeks = $2340 in a year.

Since Sarah's payment covers 70% of the bill, we can calculate the total cost of the bill by dividing her payment by the percentage she covers. Let's call the total cost T. So we have: 70% of T = $2340.

To find T, we can divide $2340 by 70%: T / 0.7 = $2340.

Simplifying the equation, we get T = $2340 / 0.7 = $3342.86, which is approximately $3340. Therefore, option C) Sarah paid $2,340, her employer paid $900, and the total cost is $3,240 is the correct answer.