Question

Brian wrote a check for $105 to pay his cable bill. This left him with $536 in his bank account. Write an equation to represent the amount of money Brian had in his account before he wrote the check.

Answer 1

Answer: c= $105, m= $536

Step-by-step explanation: c+m=original amount in bank

Answer 2

Let x be the amount of money Brian had in his account before he wrote the check. Brian spent $105, which we must subtract from the total. After the subtraction, we have $536 left, so the equation is

$x-105=536$