Question

Tina is saving to buy a notebook computer. She has two options. The first option is to put $200 away initially and save $10 every month. The second option is to put $100 away initially and save $30 every month. After how many months would Tina save the same amount using either option? How much would she save with either option?

Answer 1

Sorry man i would do it but doing a test :(

Answer 2

It would be 5 months until the price for the notebook computer would be the same. Here are the steps to solving the problem:

1. Step up the equation, 200 + 10x = 100 + 30x
2. Subtract 100 from both sides and Subtract 10 from both sides,
100 - 200 =  10x + 30x, 100 = 20x
3. Solve for x, 100/20 = 20x/20, x= 5