Question

Katie has a savings account that contains $230. She decides to deposit $5 each month from her monthly earnings for babysitting after school. Write an expression to find how much money Katie will have in her savings account after x months. Let x represent the number of months.

Answer 1

Given:

Initial savings in Katie's account = $230

Additional savings = $5 per month

To find:

The expression that represents the money Katie will have in her savings account after x months.

Solution:

Let x be the number of months.

Additional savings for 1 month = $5

Additional savings for x months = $5x

Now,

Total savings = Initial saving + additional savings for x months.

$\text{Total savings}=230+5x$

Therefore, the required expression is $230+5x$.