Question

Shen and Kaitlin each opened a savings account today. Shen opened his account with a starting amount of $770, and he is going to take out $30 per month.

Kaitlin opened her account with a starting amount of $935, and she is going to take out $45 per month.
Let x be the number of months after today.
(a) For each account, write an expression for the amount of money in the account after x months.
Amount of money in Shen's account (in dollars) =
Amount of money in Kaitlin's account (in dollars) =
(b) Write an equation to show when the two accounts would have the
same amount of money.

Answer 1

a) shen: 770-30m=a
Kaitlin: 935-45m=a
b)
770-30m=935-45m
^That’s the equation that shows when the two account are the same.
If you need it solved, m= 11 months