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

$60
60 dollars

$36
36 dollars

$13.33
13.33 dollars

$48

Answer 1

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

60% of $80 can be calculated as follows:

\[ \text{Savings} = 0.60 \times 80 \] \[ \text{Savings} = 48 \]

So, Abdel will be saving $48 each week.

The correct response is:

$48