Abdel just got a job babysitting his neighbors 3 afternoons a week. He wants to save 60%

Question

of his earnings each week. If he will make $80
a week, how much will he be saving each week?(1 point)
Responses

$36
36 dollars

$13.33
13.33 dollars

$48
48 dollars

$60

Answer 1

To find out how much Abdel will be saving each week, we can calculate 60% of his weekly earnings of $80.

60% as a decimal is 0.60.

So, we calculate:

\[ 0.60 \times 80 = 48 \]

Therefore, Abdel will be saving $48 each week.

So the correct response is:

$48

Answer 2

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