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Alvin wants to become a welder. He can save $250 a month for two years, and his family has promised to help him with the rest. His training will cost approximately $9,500. How much will his family need to pay?(1 point)
Responses
$3,500
$3,500
$2,000
$2,000
$5,500
$5,500
$1,000
Alvin wants to become a welder. He can save $250 a month for two years, and his family has promised to help him with the rest. His training will cost approximately $9,500. How much will his family need to pay?(1 point)
Responses
$3,500
$3,500
$2,000
$2,000
$5,500
$5,500
$1,000
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how much Alvin's family will need to contribute towards his welder training, we first need to calculate how much Alvin can save in two years.
Alvin saves $250 a month for 24 months (2 years):
\[
250 \, (\text{monthly savings}) \times 24 \, (\text{months}) = 6000
\]
Now, we subtract Alvin's savings from the total cost of the training:
\[
9500 \, (\text{total training cost}) - 6000 \, (\text{Alvin's savings}) = 3500
\]
Thus, Alvin's family will need to pay **$3,500**.
So, the correct response is:
**$3,500**
Alvin saves $250 a month for 24 months (2 years):
\[
250 \, (\text{monthly savings}) \times 24 \, (\text{months}) = 6000
\]
Now, we subtract Alvin's savings from the total cost of the training:
\[
9500 \, (\text{total training cost}) - 6000 \, (\text{Alvin's savings}) = 3500
\]
Thus, Alvin's family will need to pay **$3,500**.
So, the correct response is:
**$3,500**