Question

Andre wants to save $40 to buy a gift for his dad. Andre’s neighbor will pay him weekly to mow the lawn, but Andre always gives a $2 donation to the food bank in weeks when he earns money. Andre calculates that it will take him 5 weeks to earn the money for his dad’s gift. He draws a tape diagram to represent the situation.



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a. Complete the statements about how the parts of the tape diagram represent the story.



The
10
equal parts represent the
5
weeks. In each week, Andre will earn x dollars for mowing his neighbor’s lawn and give $
2
to the food bank, so he will save x – 2 dollars. In five weeks, he will save a total of $
40
.



b. How much does Andre’s neighbor pay him each week to mow the lawn? $
6

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Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Andrew wants to save $ 40

Andrea's neighbor give Rs. x

Andre always gives a $2 donation to the food bank in weeks when he earns money.

Andrea have every week X -2

To save $ 40 he need 55 weeks

5 (X -2) = 40

5x - 10 = 40

5x = 40 +10

5x = 50

x = 10

Andrea's neighbor give Rs. 10 and he saves $ 8 every week.

Answer 2

Answer:

d

Step-by-step explanation:

d