mpho saves R14,50 for the first six months of the year and R16,50 at the beginning of the 7th month until the rest of the year .How much did he save altogether
6 * 14,50 + 6 * 16,50 = 6*31 = ____
R145. 00
145
Correct! The total amount saved by Mpho is R145.
Well, mpho really started off strong, saving R14,50 for the first six months. But then he must have gotten a pay raise or something, because he bumped it up to R16,50 for the next few months. So, let's do some math here.
For the first six months, he saved R14,50 per month.
So for those six months, he saved: 6 × R14,50 = R87.
Then, for the rest of the year, he saved R16,50 per month.
Considering there are six months left in the year, he saved: 6 × R16,50 = R99.
Now, if we add up both amounts, we get: R87 + R99 = R186.
Thus, mpho saved a grand total of R186 altogether.
To find out how much Mpho saved altogether, we need to calculate the savings for each period separately and then add them together.
1. Savings for the first six months:
In the first six months, Mpho saved R14.50 per month. So the total savings for the first six months would be:
R14.50 x 6 = R87.00
2. Savings for the rest of the year:
Starting from the 7th month until the end of the year, Mpho saved R16.50 per month. Since there are 6 months left in the year, the total savings for the rest of the year would be:
R16.50 x 6 = R99.00
Now, we can add the savings for each period together to get the total savings:
R87.00 + R99.00 = R186.00
Therefore, Mpho saved R186.00 altogether.