SOLUTION: Jeremy put aside 20% of his earnings for a year to save for a new computer. If he made $500 a month, how much would he have saved in a year?

SOLUTION: Jeremy put aside 20% of his earnings for a year to save for a new computer. If he made $500 a month, how much would he have saved in a year?

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Question 1142234: Jeremy put aside 20% of his earnings for a year to save for a new computer. If he made $500 a month, how much would he have saved in a year?
Answer by ikleyn(52754) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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0.2 * 500 * 12 = 1200 dollars.      ANSWER



Here  0.2 = 20%;  12 is 12 months.

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