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Molly's family has $3,000 set aside for an upcoming vacation. The family plans to spend 3/5


of this amount on gasoline for the drive and motel rooms along the way and 1/2

of the remainder on meals. How much does Molly's family plan to spend on meals?

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User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
1 year ago

The family plans to spend 3/5 of $3,000 on gasoline and motel rooms, so they will spend (3/5) * $3,000 = $<<3/5*3000=1800>>1,800 on these expenses.

The remainder of the money is $3,000 - $1,800 = $<<3000-1800=1200>>1,200.
They plan to spend 1/2 of this remainder on meals, so they will spend (1/2) * $1,200 = $<<1/2*1200=600>>600 on meals. Answer: \boxed{600}.

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To find out how much Molly's family plans to spend on meals, we need to calculate the remaining amount after spending 3/5 of $3,000 on gasoline and motel rooms.

3/5 of $3,000 = (3/5) * $3,000 = $1,800

The remaining amount after spending on gasoline and motel rooms is $3,000 - $1,800 = $1,200.

Now, we need to calculate 1/2 of $1,200 to find out how much Molly's family plans to spend on meals.

1/2 of $1,200 = (1/2) * $1,200 = $600

Therefore, Molly's family plans to spend $600 on meals.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

To find out how much Molly's family plans to spend on meals, we need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Calculate how much money will be spent on gasoline and motel rooms.
Since the family plans to spend 3/5 of the total amount on gasoline and motel rooms, we can calculate this as:

(3/5) * $3,000 = $1,800

Step 2: Calculate the remaining amount after spending on gasoline and motel rooms.
To find the remaining amount, we subtract the amount spent on gasoline and motel rooms from the total amount:

$3,000 - $1,800 = $1,200

Step 3: Calculate how much will be spent on meals.
Since the family plans to spend 1/2 of the remaining amount on meals, we can calculate this as:

(1/2) * $1,200 = $600

Therefore, Molly's family plans to spend $600 on meals.