3. Mr. Dietz is a teacher whose salary is $22,570 for this school year, which has 185 days. In Mr. Dietz’s school district, substitute teachers are paid $80 per day. If Mr. Dietz takes a day off without pay and a substitute teacher is paid to teach Mr. Dietz’s classes, how much less does the school district pay in salary by paying a substitute teacher instead of paying Mr. Dietz for that day ?

Answer and Explanation

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Correct Answer is A

Explanation

As can be seen from the title, Mr. Dietz’s daily salary can be calculated as: 22570/185=122 (USD/day), while the salary of a substitute teacher is 80 (USD/day), so the school’s daily salary of a substitute teacher will be more than Save $42 with Mr. Dietz.