Question

Every month, the bank withdraws $15

from Betsy’s checking account as a
service fee. Betsy has budgeted $75 for
the next few service fees. For how many
months will the service fee be covered?

Answer 1

5 months

Explanation:

Given :The bank withdraws $15 from Betsy’s checking account as a service fee every month.

To Find : Betsy has budgeted $75 for the next few service fees. For how many months will the service fee be covered?

Solution :

Since we are given that $15 is service fees for 1 month

So. $1 is service fee for month =
`(1)/(15)`

So, $75 is service fee for months =
`(75)/(15)`

=
`5`

Hence$75 service charge will be covered for 5 months .