Question

Please help quickly!! Katie wants to buy a skateboard that costs $99. This is $24 more than 3 times what she saved last month.

Let x represent the amount of money Katie saved last month. Write an equation to represent the situation.
a. $99 = 3x + $24
b. $99 = 3x - $24
c. $99 = x + $24
d. $99 = x - $24

Answer 1

The correct equation representing the situation where Katie wants to buy a skateboard that is $24 more than three times what she saved last month is $99 = 3x + $24.

Step-by-step explanation:

Katie wants to buy a skateboard that costs $99. This cost is $24 more than three times what she saved last month. If we let x represent the amount of money Katie saved last month, we can write an equation to represent this situation. Since the skateboard costs $24 more than three times her savings, the equation that represents this situation is:

$99 = 3x + $24

This equation indicates that if you multiply Katie's savings from last month (x) by 3 and then add $24, you would get the total cost of the skateboard, which is $99. So the correct answer to this problem is option a. $99 = 3x + $24.