Mason opens a savings account by making a $165.85 deposit. Every week, he deposits another $20.50 in the account. Write an expre
ssion that shows the amount of money that will be in the account x weeks after Mason opens it. 165.85x + 20.5 165.85 – 20.5x 165.85 + 20.5 + x 165.85 + 20.5x
Answer: First multiply 10 by 20.5 because x represents the number of weeks. You get 205. Next add 165.85 to that and you get 370.85 as your final answer.
Start by proving to them that the number 0.57 can be converted into a fraction . A whole number can't exactly be put in to a fraction. 0.57 can be converted to 14.25/25. This information means that 0.57 IS a rational number. Hope this convinced them!
