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John has $200 in his bank account. He saves $40 of his allowance each month. Kyle has $100 in his bank account but he is saving $50 each month. After how many months will Kyle have at least as much money as John has?​

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Answer:

It will take Kyle 10 months to have at least as much money as John. At 10 months both will have 600$

Explanation:

John has $200 in his bank account. He saves $40 of his allowance each month. Therefore:

John = 40n+200

Where n is the number of months.

Kyle has $100 in his bank account but he is saving $50 each month. Therefore:

Kyle = 50n+100

To see how much until they are equal or in other words, does Kyle have at least as much money as John has, we make equations equal.

40n+200=50n+100

200=10n+100

100=10n

10=n

Thus, we see that it will take 10 months for Kyle to have at least as much money as John has. We can quickly test this:

John:

John = 40n+200

John = 40(10)+200

John = 600$

Kyle:

Kyle = 50n+100

Kyle = 50(10)+100

Kyle = 600$

Thus, we see that it will take 10 months for Kyle to have at least as much money as John has.

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