Betty saves $161 a month. She saves $141 less each month than Jack. How much will jack save in 2 years?

Given that Betty saves $161 per month which is $141 less than Jack per month. find the amount that Jack will save in 2 years.

First, find how much Jack saves. We can do this buy adding 141 to 161 since Betty saves 141 less meaning we can reverse it by adding it.

141 + 161 = 302

Now, that we know how much Jack saves per month.

Then, we have to find out how many months are in 2 years.

We already know that there is 12 months in a year, so for 2 years, we can simply multiply by 2.

12 x 2 = 24

Therefore, there are 24 months in two years.

Lastly, multiply 24 months by the amount that Jack saves to get the amount in total.

24 x 302 = 7,248

Thus, Jack will save approximately $7,248 in 2 years.

Jack will save $7248 in 2 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because we know that Betty saves $161 a month, but it's $141 less than Jack saves each month.

Adding $141 to $161 let's us know how much Jack saves.

$141 + $161 = $302

Jack saves $302 each month.

There are 24 months in 2 years.

$302 × 24 = $7248.

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