Mrs. Hayakawa works six blocks from her home, Monday through Friday. The one-way bus trip costs $2.40. Identify the benefit if she walks to and from work instead of riding the bus for five weeks.
a Mrs. Hayakawa would save $168
b Mrs. Hayakawa would save $24
c Mrs. Hayakawa would save $60
d Mrs. Hayakawa would save $120
To calculate the benefit, we need to find the total cost of riding the bus for five weeks and subtract it from the total cost of walking.
The cost of riding the bus for one day is $2.40.
So the cost of riding the bus for one week (Monday through Friday) is $2.40 * 5 = $<<2.4*5=12>>12.
And the cost of riding the bus for five weeks is $12 * 5 = $<<12*5=60>>60.
The benefit of walking instead of riding the bus for five weeks is the total cost of riding the bus for five weeks, which is $60.
Therefore, the correct answer is c) Mrs. Hayakawa would save $60.