Question

Michael has a substantial student debt, but he recently got a new job, which came with a signing bonus. He calculates that with his new job, he can put aside a fixed amount of money every month to pay off his debt. He also puts the entirety of his bonus towards paying off his debt. He constructs the expression 38200 - (800 + 400m) to represent the size of his debt after m months. Which number describes the value of his signing bonus?

Answer 1

800

Explanation:

38200 would represent the debt, 400m would be the amount he puts into it every month. 800 must be the bonus because it doesn't have a variable and is added to the monthly amount.

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