Question

Jackson got a summer job babysitting a neighbor's son a few days a week. He will get paid $12.50 per hour. If he works 12 hours a week, how much is he paid per week?(1 point)
Responses

$150.00
$150.00

$200.00
$200.00

$175.00
$175.00

$125.00

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find out how much Jackson will be paid per week, you can multiply his hourly wage by the number of hours he works in a week.

Jackson's hourly wage: $12.50
Hours worked per week: 12

Calculation:
\( 12.50 \times 12 = 150.00 \)

So, Jackson will be paid **$150.00** per week.
Jackson really wants a PS5, but he has to pay for it with his own money. He decides to put 65% of what he makes each week into his savings account. If he does that for 6 weeks, how much money will he have saved?(1 point)
Responses

$540.00
$540.00

$585.00
$585.00

$600.00
$600.00

$640.00
GPT-4o mini
First, we already know that Jackson makes $150.00 per week. Now, we can calculate how much he saves each week by taking 65% of his weekly earnings.

1. Calculate 65% of his weekly pay:
\[
0.65 \times 150.00 = 97.50
\]

2. Now, multiply that amount by the number of weeks he saves (6 weeks):
\[
97.50 \times 6 = 585.00
\]

Thus, after 6 weeks, Jackson will have saved **$585.00**.
After 6 weeks Jackson decided that he is ready to  make his purchase. He went to Target and discovered that there is a deal this week that when you purchase a PS5 console you can get a controller for 50% off. The PS5 costs $499.99 and the controller he wants is normally $74.99. With this deal, how much will his total be before tax? Round your answer tot he nearest hundredth. (1 point)
Responses

$537.49
$537.49

$574.98
$574.98

$324.99
$324.99

$287.49
GPT-4o mini
To calculate the total cost of the PS5 and the discounted controller, follow these steps:

1. **Calculate the discount on the controller:**
- Original price of the controller: $74.99
- Discount: 50% of $74.99
\[
0.50 \times 74.99 = 37.495
\]
- So, the discounted price of the controller will be:
\[
74.99 - 37.495 = 37.495 \quad (\text{which we can round to } 37.50 \text{ for convenience})
\]

2. **Add the price of the PS5 and the discounted controller:**
- Price of the PS5: $499.99
- Discounted price of the controller: $37.50
\[
499.99 + 37.50 = 537.49
\]

So, the total cost before tax is **$537.49**.

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