Jessica and Marcus each earn the same amount of money every week mowing lawns. Jessica saves 50% of her money and Marcus saves of his money.
Which statement is correct?
A. Marcus saves as much money as Jessica.
B. Jessica saves as much money as Marcus.
C. Marcus saves twice as much money as Jessica.
D. Jessica saves twice as much money as Marcus.
C. Marcus saves twice as much money as Jessica.
nope it's not c
it's d
To determine which statement is correct, we need to compare the amounts of money saved by Jessica and Marcus.
We are given that Jessica saves 50% of her money. This means that Jessica keeps half of her earnings and puts the other half into savings.
On the other hand, we are not given any specific percentage for Marcus's savings. The statement only mentions that he saves a certain fraction of his money. However, since the fraction is not specified, we cannot determine the exact percentage of Marcus's savings.
Therefore, we cannot conclude that Marcus saves the same amount of money as Jessica or that Marcus saves twice as much money as Jessica. The correct statement is:
B. Jessica saves as much money as Marcus.