Question

Ronda Rollins gets a Social Security benefit of $350 per month. Her husband receives a benefit equal to 200 percent of Ronda's benefit. If they take an additional $400 per month from savings, what will their monthly income be?
700
750
1,050
1,450

Answer 1

350+(2*350)+400=1450

Answer 2

Answer

Find out the what will their monthly income be .

To proof

Let us assume that the their monthly income be x .

As given

Ronda Rollins gets a Social Security benefit of $350 per month

Her husband receives a benefit equal to 200 percent of Ronda's benefit.

If they take an additional $400 per month from savings .

200% written in the decimal form

$= \frac{200}{100}$

Than the equation becomes

$x = 350 + 2\times 350 + 400$

x = 350 + 700 + 400

x= $1450

Therefore  monthly income be $1450 .

Option (D) is correct .

Hence proved