The line graph below shows Ben’s and John’s savings over a period of $6$ months. Use the informati

Question

The line graph below shows Ben’s and John’s savings over a period of $6$ months.

Use the information provided to answer each of the following questions.

Calculate Ben’s average savings for the $6$ months.
If John gets an allowance of $\$4.50$ a day, calculate the amount of money John spent per day in May. Give your answer to the nearest $10$ cents. (Take $1$ month$=31$ days)
In July, John saved $\frac{3}{5}$ as much as he saved in February, while Ben saved $15\%$ less than the amount he saved in April.
1. Calculate the amount John saved in July.
2. Calculate the amount Ben saved in July.
3. Find their total savings in July.

Accepted Answer

(a) $\$16.25$ (b) $\$4.00$ (nearest $10$ cents) (c)(i) $\$4.50$ (c)(ii) $\$12.75$ (c)(iii) $\$17.25$

Line Graph of Monthly Savings: Ben vs John