Question

Thomas has $59 in his bank account and deposits $57 per month into his account. Christian has $15 and deposits $79 per month into his account.

Enter the number of months it will take for both Thomas and Christian to have the same amount of money in their accounts.

Answer 1

Let's start by setting up an equation to represent the situation:

59 + 57x = 15 + 79x

where x is the number of months it will take for both Thomas and Christian to have the same amount of money in their accounts.

Simplifying this equation, we get:

64x = 44

Dividing both sides by 64, we get:

x = 0.6875

So it will take approximately 0.6875 months for Thomas and Christian to have the same amount of money in their accounts. However, since time is measured in months, we cannot have a fraction of a month. Therefore, we round up the result to the nearest whole month and conclude that it will take 1 month for both Thomas and Christian to have the same amount of money in their accounts.