Question

I will give medals Betty earns $52.65 per week working as a lifeguard. She worked as a lifeguard for 5 weeks. She also earned $46.25 painting faces at a carnival. She spent $16.25 of her total earnings to buy a book. Betty put 1 over 6 of the remaining money in her savings account.

Answer 1

Betty earns $52.65 per week working as a lifeguard. She worked as a lifeguard for 5 weeks. She also earned $46.25 painting faces at a carnival. She spent $16.25 of her total earnings to buy a book. Betty put 1 over 6 of the remaining money in her savings account.

Betty used the following steps to find the total money she put in her saving account:

Step 1: [($52.65 ⋅ 5) + $46.25 − $16.25] ⋅ 1 over 6

Step 2: [$263.25 + $46.25 − $16.25] ⋅ 1 over 6

Step 3: 293.25 ⋅ 1 over 6

Step 4: $1,759.50

In which step did Betty first make an error? Use words to explain how Betty can correct her error.

Answer 2

Betty used the following steps to find the total money she put in her saving account:

Step 1: [($52.65 ⋅ 5) + $46.25 − $16.25] ⋅ 1 over 6

Step 2: [$263.25 + $46.25 − $16.25] ⋅ 1 over 6

Step 3: 293.25 ⋅ 1 over 6

Answer 3

you will need to rewrite that, i cant help you like this

Answer 4

ok hold on

Answer 5

Step 1: [($52.65 ⋅ 5) + $46.25 − $16.25] ⋅ 1 over 6

Answer 6

52.655+ 46.25 16.25 x 1/6

Answer 7

thats the first step

Answer 8

You multiplied by 6 not one sixth.

Answer 9

ya step 3 is the mistake

Answer 10

is that one wrong

Answer 11

what did he do wrong

Answer 12

When you multiplied the 293.25 you multiplied it by 6/1 not 1/6

Answer 13

You need to multiply by 1/6

Answer 14

The mistake is in step 4.
It's correct up to step 3.
Step 3 shows: $293.25 * 1/6 (this is correct)
Now you must multiply $293.25 by the fraction 1/6, which is the same as dividing $293.25 by 6.
Instead, in step 4, $293.25 was multiplied by 6. Step 4 is the mistake.

Answer 15

thanks

Answer 16

You're welcome.