Budget for a weekly allowance

Jim gets a weekly allowance. He keeps $8 for spending money, saves $5 and gives $2 to charity. How much is Jim’s weekly allowance?

• $15
• $13
• $11
• $16

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Lily gets $13 a week allowance. She saves $3, gives $2 a week to the soup kitchen, and divides the rest between spending money and dog treats. How much money does Lily spend each week on dog treats?

• $8
• $7
• $5
• $4

Wendy gets a weekly allowance of $8. She keeps $5 for spending money and divides the rest evenly into savings and giving to charity. How much does Wendy give to charity each week?

• $2.00
• $1.50
• $1.75
• $1.25

Gianna budgets her allowance so she uses equal amounts for spending, saving, and gifts. Her weekly allowance is $13.50. How much does Gianna save each week?

• $6.75
• $4.25
• $5.00
• $4.50

Hunter is saving for a cordless drill. The drill costs $160. Hunter gets a weekly allowance of $15. He keeps $8 a week for spending money and saves the rest. How many weeks will it take him to save enough money to buy the drill?

• 23
• 20
• 11
• 15

Dylan gets a weekly allowance of $10. He also earns $5 an hour gardening for his aunt. He wants to have $12 a week for spending money and to save at least $15 a week to buy a new guitar. How many hours will he need to work in his aunt’s garden each week to reach his goal?

• 3 hours
• 2 hours
• 4 hours
• 5 hours

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 Carlos has a weekly allowance of $24. He spends $4 on snacks and $6 on entertainment each week. He is saving the rest for a printer that costs $224. How many weeks will it take Carlos to save enough money to buy the printer?

• 12 weeks
• 16 weeks
• 21 weeks
• 13 weeks

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Brenda’s weekly allowance is $15. She puts aside $5 of her weekly allowance for gifts and gives $2 to charity. She divides what’s left into equal amounts for spending money and music downloads. How much spending money does Brenda have each week?

• $8
• $6
• $4
• $5