Question

Jonny has $50 in a savings account. Each week, he deposits $13 in the account. Jonny's brother has $90 in a saving account. Each week, he deposits $11 in the account. Write an algebraic expression to describe how much money Jonny and his brother will have in their accounts after m months.

Answer 1

140 + 96 m

Explanation:

There are 4 weeks in 1 month.

Therefore:

Jonny has $50 in a savings account. Each week, he deposits $13 in the account.

$50 + $13 × 4m

The algebraic expression is given as:

50 + 52m

Jonny's brother has $90 in a saving account.

Each week, he deposits $11 in the account.

The algebraic expression is given as:

$90 + $11 × 4m

90 + 44m

An algebraic expression to describe how much money Jonny and his brother will have in their accounts after m months is written as:

Amount Jonny has + Amount his brother has

50 + 52m + 90 + 44m

= 50 + 90 + 52m + 44m

= 140 + 96 m