Question

Leanna opens a savings account with an initial balance of $100. She then deposits $50 each month. Use an equation, a table, and a graph to explain the relationship between the amount of money in the account, a, and the number of months since Leanna opened the account, m.

Part A Write an equation to represent the problem. Explain how the value of a changes as m increases.

Part B Make a table to show the relationship between m and a. Find 5 ordered pairs.

Part C Use your table from Part B to draw a graph to represent the situation.​

Answer 1

Leanna opens a savings account with an initial balance of $100. She then deposits $50 each month. Use an equation, a table, and a graph to explain the relationship between the amount of money in the account, a, and the number of months since Leanna opened the account, m.

Part A Write an equation to represent the problem. Explain how the value of a changes as m increases.

Part B Make a table to show the relationship between m and a. Find 5 ordered pairs.

Part C Use your table from Part B to draw a graph to represent the situation.