Question

Delia took her 2 kids out to dinner at a local family owned restaurant. She spent $42 on the meal andleft a $3 tip. She realized that for the 45-minute outing she could have cooked dinner at home andmade the same meal for only $12. She goes to this restaurant 2 times a week. If she were to cook themeal at home, how much would she save in 4 weeks?

Answer 1

First let's calculate how much money Delia saves if she cooks home:

$45-12=33$

So she saves $33 each time she cooks home instead of going to the restaurant.

If she goes to this restaurant 2 times a week, and we want the savings for 4 weeks, she would go a total of 8 times to the restaurant, so we just need to multiply the saving by 8:

$33\cdot8=264$

So she would save $264.