Question

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You want to buy a new computer that costs $2250. You check your savings-account balance and realize that to buy the computer, you will need $125 more than what you have in your savings account. How much money do you have in your savings account?

Equation:

Define the Variable:

How much money in your savings account?

Answer 1

$2125

Explanation:

Answer 2

See below.

Explanation:

Let x = amount of money you have in your account.

The money in your account plus the $125 extra that you need equals the total cost of the computer.

The equation is:

x + 125 = 2250

Now we solve the equation by subtracting 125 from both sides.

x = 2125

Answer: You have now $2125 in your account