Melanie’s monthly pay is $5553.60. Each month she uses 2/3 of her pay for household expenses and 1/10 for donations. She deposits the rest into her savings account.

How much does Melanie deposit into her savings account each month?

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Melanie’s monthly pay is $5553.60. Each month she uses 2/3 of her pay for household expenses and 1/10 for donations. She deposits the rest into her savings account. 

 

How much does Melanie deposit into her savings account each month?

anonymous · Answer

can you set this equation up like i did before?

anonymous · Answer

total - everything she doesnt deposit is how much she deposits

anonymous · Answer

you're sort of close. lets do it step by step. list the total amount of cash

anonymous · Answer

5553.60$

anonymous · Answer

now lets subtract her expenses.
 Each month she uses 2/3 of her pay for household expenses and 1/10 for donations.

anonymous · Answer

so let's just do her household expenses first.

anonymous · Answer

ok so 5553.60-0.6-0.1

anonymous · Answer

right

anonymous · Answer

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