Question

Sawyer got a gift card for his birthday and wants to use it for a new video game. The game costs $60, but his gift card only covers 50% of that. If his mom covers the rest and says that he can pay her 20% of that amount each week, how many weeks will it take him to pay her back?

Answer 1

5 Weeks

Explanation:

50% of $60. Sawyers gift card covers $30.

.5 x $60 = $30

That means Sawyer's mom needs to cover the remaining cost:

$60 - $30 = $30

Sawyer will pay his mom back 20% of that amount each week. To find out how much that is, we can multiply:

0.2 x $30 = $6

So Sawyer will pay his mom back $6 each week. To figure out how many weeks it will take to pay her back, we can divide the toatal amount he owes her (/30) by the amount he pays her each week (/6):

$30 ÷ $6 = 5