SOLUTION: [ Frank earns £12 per hour. He work 40 hours per week. If he saves 1/5 of his earnings each week, how many weeks will it take for him to save £500. ]

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Question 818648: [ Frank earns £12 per hour. He work 40 hours per week. If he saves 1/5 of his earnings each week, how many weeks will it take for him to save £500. ]
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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wer = 40 * 12 = 480 BPS/week
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wsr = we(1/5) = 480(1/5) = 96 BPS/week
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rate = units / time
time = units / rate
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answer:
t = (500 BPS) / (96 BPS/week) = 5.208 weeks
t = 5 weeks, 2 days
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