Rent is $1,258. Phone charges last month were $46.88. Groceries cost about $115/week. What is a good estimate of your monthly expenses?

Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021

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Given the statement:

Rent is $1,258. Phone charges last month were $46.88. Groceries cost about $115/week.

Determine the estimated monthly expense.

Solution:

In order to determine the monthly expense we simply needed to represent the equation first, then solve.

Representation = 1,258 + 46.88 + 115x

x = number of weeks

Since there are 4 weeks in one month we simply equate 4 to x.

= 1258 + 46.88 + 115(4)

= 1258 + 46.88 +460

= 1,764.88

Final answer:

The estimated monthly expense is $1764.88