Question

Elsa sold 37 pairs of earrings for $20 each at the craft fair. She is going to use 1/4 of the money to buy new CDs and is going to put the rest of the money in her savings account. How much money will she put into her savings account?

Let s stand for the amount of money saved.
Equation: ___________
How much money did she spend on CDs? ___________
How much money did she put into her savings account? ___________

Answer 1

(1/4)(37)($20) = ($5)(37) = $185 on CD's

(3/4)(37)($20) = ($15)(37) = $555 in savings account