Conner has $25,000 in his bank account. Every month he spends $1,500. He does not add money to the account. Which equation could be used to figure out when Conner will run out of money?

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Conner has $25,000 in his bank account. Every month he spends

$1,500. He does not add money to the account. Which equation could
be used to figure out when Conner will run out of money?

Conner has $25,000 in his bank account. Every month he spends $1,500. He does not-example-1

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Answer: The answer is the last variant.
$\boxed{\boxed{25000-1500*x=0}} \\\\\\ \b{For x=16 months} \ \ \ \to \to \to \ \ \ 25000-1500*16= 25000-24000 = \boxed { 1000 < 1500}$