Question

Write and solve an equation to answer the question. after earning interest, the balance of a checking account is $560. the new balance is 7/3 of the original. how much interest was earned? show your work.

Answer 1

2.33 is the aprox number we start off with. if we got to find the original, we divide 560 by (7/3).
after we estimate the divisior we get 240. 560 - 240 gives us 320.
the answer could be 320.