Question

Alexandra put some money in her savings account in July. She put three times that amount into her savings account in August. She saved a total of $140.00 in July and August. How much did she save each month?

Answer 1

Answer:

July savings= $35

August savings= $ 105

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's represent her JULY savings as "x"

Let's represent her August savings with (3 * x), since she saved three times her July savings.

Her Total savings for the both months are the sum of JULY savings and AUGUST savings which is equal to $140.00

Therefore:

x + 3x = $140

4x = $140

Divide through by 4

x = $140 / 4

x = $ 35.

It means the JULY savings (x) = $35.

Let's solve for AUGUST SAVINGS:

= 3 * x

When x = $35

August Savings = 3 * $35

= $ 105