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Julia is saving money for the down payment on a car. She plans to save for one year. Her parents have offered to contribute $50 a month to her savings. How much does Julia need to save each month in addition to her parents' contribution if she wants to have a $2700 down payment on a car at the end of the year? Define a variable and write an equation to represent this situation.

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Answer:


12x+600=2700

$175

Explanation:

Let x represent money saved by her in one month.

So money saved by her in one year (12 months) would be
12x.

We can represent our given information as:


12x+600=2700\\12x=2700-600\\12x=2100\\x=(2100)/(12)\\x=175

Therefore, she needs to save $175 per month.

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