Oliver saves 10% of his weekly earnings for living expenses. He usually makes $520 each week. This week he made 10% more. Oliver incorrectly claims that he has $520 left for spending money. A) Calculate the amount of spending money Oliver has left for the week.

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29 October, 21:15

Oliver saves 10% of his weekly earnings for living expenses. He usually makes $520 each week. This week he made 10% more. Oliver incorrectly claims that he has $520 left for spending money. A) Calculate the amount of spending money Oliver has left for the week.

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Karina Gibson · Answer 1

Oliver's living expenses - 520 (.1) = $52

This week Oliver will get paid $572 and he will take 10% of that for living expenses which would be $57.2 making his total spending money $514.8