Jenny has been saving her babysitting money for a class field trip to Washington, D. C. She wants to save $200.00 over three months. She saved $53.00 the first month and $67.00 the second month. Estimate (without calculating) the amount that Jenny needs to earn during the third month to meet her goal. Then show how Jenny could calculate the amount of money she needs to earn.

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21 October, 03:04

Jenny has been saving her babysitting money for a class field trip to Washington, D. C. She wants to save $200.00 over three months. She saved $53.00 the first month and $67.00 the second month. Estimate (without calculating) the amount that Jenny needs to earn during the third month to meet her goal. Then show how Jenny could calculate the amount of money she needs to earn.

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Victor Lee · Answer 1

She needs to earn $80 the next month. You need to add the $60 and $50 and then add the $3 and the $7 remaining to it to get a total of $120 in the first two months