Question

Mrs. Brown gave her daughter, Shane, $250 to open a savings account. Each month, Mrs. Brown gives Shane $50 to deposit into her savings account. Which equation can be used to find m, the number of months after opening her account when Shane will have $800 in her savings account?

Answer 1

• Equation ; 800 = 50m + 250
• Number of months = 11 months

Explanation:

This is a linear relationship which means that it follows the equation;

y = mx + c

y will be the total after some months so will be $800

m will be the number of months

x is the amount the account increases by every month which is $50 here

c is the amount in the account before the $50 started being added which is $250.

800 = 50m + 250

50m = 800 - 250

m = (800 - 250) / 50

m = 11 months