Question

Roger earns $24 a week mowing lawns. he spends 1/6 of his earnings on lunch and 2/3 of his earnings on music. He saves the rest. how many dollars does Roger save? tell how you found the answer

Answer 1

$\mathsf{Given : Roger\;earns\;24\;Dollars\;a\;Week}\\\\\mathsf{Given : Roger\;spends\;\frac{1}{6}\;of\;his\;Earnings\;on\;Lunch}\\\\\mathsf{\implies Dollars\;he\;spends\;for\;Lunch = (\frac{1}{6} \times 24) = 4}$

$\mathsf{Given : Roger\;Spends\;\frac{2}{3}\;of\;his\;Earnings\;on\;Music}\\\\\mathsf{\implies Dollars\;he\;spent\;on\;Music = (\frac{2}{3} \times 24) = (2 \times 8) = 16}$

$\mathsf{Dollars\;remaining\;in\;Roger's\;Pocket\;after\;all\;his\;Spendings = [24 - (16 + 4)]}$

$\mathsf{Dollars\;remaining\;in\;Roger's\;Pocket\;after\;all\;his\;Spendings = [24 - 20] = 4}$

Roger saves 4 Dollars!