Question

(a) Bill has $675 in his savings account and he is going to put $65 each month into the account. How many months will it take him to get $2,300? A 65m + 2300 = 675 B 2300 +675 = 65m C 65m – 675 = 2300 D 65m +675 = 2300 (b) How many months before bill has $2,300 in his savings account?

Answer 1

a) 65m + 675 = 2300

b) 25 months

Step-by-step explanation

a) Bill has $675 in his savings account. He is going to put $65 each month.

Let the number of months it will take him to get to $2300 be m.

After m months, Bill will have added:

$65 * m = $65m

We want to find the equation that can help us find the number of months.

Since he already has $675 in the account and he is adding $65 every month, we have that:

2300 = 675 + 65m

(Option D)

b) To find m, we simplify by collecting like terms:

65m + 675 = 2300

65m = 2300 - 675

65m = 1625

Divide through by 65:

m = 675 / 65

m = 25 months

Therefore, it will take 25 months for Bill to have $2,300 in his savings account.