Question

Phil is paid £240 per week each week he saves on quarter of his pay how much does he save each week? he is saving for a new bike that cost £349,how many weeks does it take to save enough to buy the bike

Answer 1

Answer:

Phil. must be left with 60 of it and he would take 5 weeks to save enough to buy the bike

Answer 2

Each week he saves £60, and he will require 6 weeks to save enough for his bike.

Since, he saves a quarter of £240, therefore the amount saved each week is 240/4 = 60,and for no. Of weeks, we divide 349 by 60,which is 5.8 that is 6 weeks.