Question

Amelia saved 978 dollars. The amount saved by her sister Emily is the successor of the amount saved by Amelia. Find the amount that Emily saved.

• A. 978 dollars
• B. 979 dollars
• C. 977 dollars
• D. 999 dollars

Answer 1

The correct option is B 979 dollars

Money in Amelia's savings = 978 dollars

The amount in Emily's savings is equivalent to the successor of the amount in Amelia's savings.

Let us find the successor of 978.

The number that comes just after a given number is called its successor.


The successor of 978 is 979.

Hence, the money in Emily's savings = 979 dollars