Answer:
(1/2)s = 345
s = 690 (Maggie's savings balance)
Step-by-step explanation:
For any problem, word problem or otherwise, you start be reading and understanding the problem. You should specifically look for
- what you're being asked to find (what is the question to answer)
- the information you're given that is relevant to the question asked.
Here, you're asked to find a savings account balance. You're told that $345 is half that amount.
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After you decide what you're looking for and the given relevant information, you use the problem statement and your personal knowledge to write one or more equations relating what you know to what you want to find.
A first step for doing this is to define any necessary variables. In this problem, we can use "s" for the original savings balance (in dollars). (I like to choose letters that remind me what they stand for. "x" or "y" can sometimes get mixed up. For a one-variable problem, it doesn't really matter what you call it. It is helpful to be clear about the units of measure of any variables. Confusion there can also lead to errors.)
The problem statement tells us that half the savings account amount is $345, so our equation is ...
(1/2)s = 345
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The "one step" required to solve this so to multiply both sides of the equation by 2.
s = 690
Maggie had $690 in her savings account before she bought the computer.
2000x(100%-29%)=1420
1420 of them did not have pets
Answer:
5% account = $1,240
10% account = $2,190
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's assume the amount of savings in the 5% account is x.
Thus the amount of savings in the 10% account is (x + $950).
We can write the following equation from the interest amount:
[5% x ] + [10% (x + $950)] = $281
5%x + 10%x + $95 = S281
15%x = $186
x = $1,240
There is $1,240 in the 5% account
Therefore, on the 10% account there is $1,240 + $950 = $2,190
Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Required:
How do you know, it has no solution
The expression on the left-hand side is an absolute function and the result is always positive.
However, the expression on the right-hand side shows a negative sign.
The negative sign is on the contrary to what an absolute value represent.
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<em>Hence, it has no solution.</em>
