Determine the money saved

Mr. Smith is a high school history teacher whose salary is $33,660 for the school year, which has 180 days.  In Mr. Smith's school district, substitute teachers are paid $85 per day.  If Mr. Smith takes a day off without pay and a
substitute teacher is paid to teach his classes, how much less does the school district pay in salary by paying a
substitute instead of Mr. Smith for that day?
F.)  $57
G.)  $88
H.)  $102
J.)  $114
K.)  $187
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Determine how much Mr. Smith's salary per day is by working 180 days for $33,600.

$33,660
------------   {divided salary by number of days}
180 days

​= $187 per day   {divided}

Subtract the substitute pay per day from the teacher's pay per day to determine the difference.

$187 - $85
​= 102   {subtracted}
  
H.)  $102

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