Question

Paul and Martha saved 100 dollars. If the amount saved by Paul is represented by x, represent the amount saved by Martha in terms of x.

a. 100 - x dollars
b. x dollars
c. 2x dollars
d. x - 100 dollars

Answer 1

Martha saved 100 - x dollars, which represents the amount left after subtracting Paul's savings from the total savings of 100 dollars.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Paul and Martha saved a total of 100 dollars, and the amount saved by Paul is represented by x, then the amount saved by Martha would be what is left from the total after subtracting Paul's savings.

Since Paul saved x dollars, we can say that Martha saved 100 - x dollars.

This is the simplest way to express the remaining amount of money after knowing how much one person has saved when the total savings are known.