Question

/Medalzz please help.

Every pay period, Nathan budgets 3/8 of his paycheck for savings, 1/4 for recreation, and the rest for expenses. His paycheck is $962.72.

How much money does Nathan put aside for expenses each pay period?

Answer 1

Plz help i cant seem to get a straight answer..

Answer 2

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/5408e9b7e4b0d8ead1bc1050
hope this helps

Answer 3

Ohhhh nvm

Answer 4

Its not helping thats just the same question.

Answer 5

I will help you anyway since I know the answer

Answer 6

So what do you think? any guesses?

Answer 7

No not sure.

Answer 8

Ok so the question asks How much money does Nathan put aside for expenses each pay period.

Answer 9

Yeah

Answer 10

3/8 of his paycheck for savings, 1/4 for recreation, and the rest for expenses. His paycheck is $962.72.
What do you know from this.

Answer 11

make the fractions into decimals?

Answer 12

Yes good job!

Answer 13

so,make them into decimals

Answer 14

3/8 = 0.375

Answer 15

Yeah

Answer 16

1/4 = 0.25

Answer 17

yeah

Answer 18

What else

Answer 19

not sure add them up then subtract them from his paycheck

Answer 20

Yes

Answer 21

and that is it

Answer 22

Its 962.095

Answer 23

Isn't the answer 962.72.?

Answer 24

Thats the paycheck

Answer 25

oh wait let me check my work

Answer 26

ah yes you are right it is 962.095
Good job :)