Question

One year of classes at a college costs $15,500. Elena received a grant that will pay $800 and a scholarship for $8,500. She wants to get a job to pay 20% of the uncovered costs and borrow the rest of the money. How much does she need to earn on her job, and how much will she need to borrow?

Answer 1

NEEDS TO BORROW $4,760

AND

Step-by-step explanation

$15,500 - $800 = $14,700. she has $14,700 left to pay. 20% of 14,700 = 2,940, so $14,700 subtracted by $2,940 = 11,760, and she needs to pay 800 + 2,940 = 3,740. $8,500 - $3,740 = 4,760. so she needs $4,760 is how much she will need to borrow, and she earns

(BTW I SPENT 1:26:00 TIME ON THIS!!)

Answer 2

Job: 1240

Borrow: 4960

Explanation:

15,500-800-8500=6200

6,200*.2=1240

which is for the job.

6200-1240= 4960

which is how much she needs to borrow.