Jacqueline is a teacher in Alaska, where she contributes 9% of her earnings to her pension. If her earnings for a school year were $42,000, what did she contribute to her pension?

a.) $3,250
b.) $3,560
c.) $3,780
d.) $3,890

c.) $3,780

Step-by-step explanation:

9/100 × $42,000

= 378,000/100

= $3,780

saving = more money

step-by-step explanation:

if you have 100 bucks, and you want to buy a candy bar, even if you have one at home, if you choose not to buy it, you save.

~courtney

36 girls

step-by-step explanation:

the 48 boys is 4 parts of the ratio

divide 48 by 4 to obtain one part of the ratio

= 12 ← 1 part of the ratio

3 parts = 3 × 12 = 36 ← number of girls