Question

Rob Retiree gets a Social Security benefit of $800 per month. His wife receives a benefit equal to 50 percent of Rob's benefit. If they take an additional $300 per month from savings, what will their monthly income be?

Answer 1

his wife receives 50% of Rob's benefit - so how many will be this ? 50/100 = ?

like a first step

Answer 2

Rob gets $800 per month for social security benefits.
His wife gets per month for social security benefits:
\[\$ (50 \% \times 800) = \$ ( \frac{50}{100} \times 800) = \$ 400\]
From their saving, they get $300 per month.
Hence:
Their total monthly family income is:
\[ \$ ( 800 + 400 + 300 ) = \$ 1500 \]