My question is: Casey is going to stay at a motel while she works her summer job as a ski instructor. The hotel charges $280/week or $1000/month. If Casey will be staying 3 months, each with exactly 4 weeks, how much money does she save by paying monthly? Your thoughts:
First find the number of weeks Casey stays: 3 months * 4 weeks / month = 12 weeks. Then multiply that number by the weekly rate to find how much she would pay weekly: 12 weeks * $280 / week = $3360. Then multiply the number of months she stays by the monthly rate to find how much she pays monthly: $1000 / month * 3 months = $3000. Then subtract that number from the total amount she pays if she pays weekly to find her savings: $3360 - $3000 = $360. The final answer: 360.