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QUESTION:

1.) Jose wants to buy a battery-operated toy car which cost ₱500.00. He already saved ₱150.00 and his mother gave him ₱250.00. If he saves ₱10.00 a day from his allowance, how long will it take him to save the rest of the money to buy the toy car?

(a) What is asked?

• How long will it take him to save the rest of the money to buy the toy car?

(b) What are the given facts?

• ₱500.00, ₱150.00, ₱250.00, & ₱10.00

(c) Plan.

• Add ₱150.00 and ₱250.00, then subtract the sum and ₱500.00. The difference of ₱500.00 and the number is how much money Jose needs more. Divide the difference and 10 and then the answer. Then the quotient is the final answer.

(d) Solve.

(e) Check.

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FINAL ANSWER:

☞ It will take Jose 10 days before he saves up ₱100.00 from his daily allowance.

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