Question

Samuel has $60 in a savings account. Each week he deposits $12 in the account. Which expression is equivalent to the total amount in the account after x weeks? select all that apply.

a. 60x + 12
b. 60 + 12x
c. 12(5 - x)
d. 12x + 60
e. 12(5 + x)

Answer 1

B, D, E

Explanation:

As Samuel adds money to his account we are multiplying the times he adds with 12 therefore x multiplied by 12 will give us the total he added + 60 the original number.

As of D the position does not matter because B and D are both the same.

For E if we distribute or multiply 12 into the brackets we get the same statement as that of B and D.

A does not work because he is adding 12 dollars into the account everytime and not 60 dollars, C doesn't work because we would be subtracting the amount he is adding so we would be removing the money from the bank.