Question

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?

Answer 1

@AriPotta

Answer 2

so you need to make 2/3 and 1/10 have the same denominator

Answer 3

23/30?

Answer 4

find\[\frac{ 2 }{ 3 }+\frac{ 1 }{ 10 }\]

Answer 5

oh yes, 23/30 is what she paid for expenses and donations. so 1 - 23/30 or 30/30 - 23/30 should be what's left over

Answer 6

so 7/1 or 7?

Answer 7

30/30 - 23/30 = 7/30

Answer 8

then you can multiply 7/30 and 5553.60 to get what was put into her savings

Answer 9

.23*5553.60= 1277.328=1277.33

Answer 10

it's not .23

Answer 11

wait, sorry. you wanna do it in the calculator first tho to get a more exact answer. i got 1295.84

Answer 12

don't round it tho, just keep it in your calculator and multiply from there

Answer 13

ok

Answer 14

I did it the way you told me and got the same thing

Answer 15

so type in:

7
/
30
=
x
5553.60
=

Answer 16

Thank you!

Answer 17

like don't click clear after you do 7/30

Answer 18

no problemo :)

Answer 19

1295.84 is the correct answer!