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Sheet # 205 Critical Thinking

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Dennis has $25 and can save $3 per day. Jeena has $17 and can save $4 per day. Who will be the first to be able to buy a $73 tennis racket?

































Answers for sheet # 205

Dennis needs to save $73 - $25 = $48. He is saving $3/day. It will take him 16 days to save $48.

Jeena needs to save $73 - $17 = $56. She is saving $4/day. It will take her 14 days to save $56.

Jeena will buy the racket first.