Avery and Carmen both have summer jobs. Avery gets paid $ \$ 360 $ every 4 weeks. Carmen gets paid $ \$ 480 $ every 6 weeks. Summer break lasts a total of 12 weeks. Who will earn more money during summer break?
Find the amount Avery and Carmen each earn in 1 week.
Avery earns $ \$ \quad 90 $ per week.
Carmen earns $ \$ 80 $ per week.
Find the amount Avery and Carmen each earn in 12 weeks.
Avery earns $ \$ 1080 $ in 12 weeks.
Carmen earns $ \$ 960 $ in 12 weeks.
Avery
(1) Complete the statemen Carmen
During summer break, ?
will earn \$ ? more

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$ \text{Earnings difference: }1080 - 960 = 120 $

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Step 1 ：$ \text{Avery's weekly earnings: }\frac{360}{4} = 90 $

Step 2 ：$ \text{Carmen's weekly earnings: }\frac{480}{6} = 80 $

Step 3 ：$ \text{Avery's 12-week earnings: }90 \times 12 = 1080 $

Step 4 ：$ \text{Carmen's 12-week earnings: }80 \times 12 = 960 $

Step 5 ：$ \text{Earnings difference: }1080 - 960 = 120 $