Chris has $400 in his bank account and he deposits

$5 per week thereafter into his

account. His brother Ben has $582 in his account

and withdraws $8 per week from

his account. Assuming this pattern continues, write

and solve an equation to determine how many

weeks it will take for them to have the same

amounts in their bank accounts.

Question

Warren

Mathematics

26 September, 18:09

Chris has $400 in his bank account and he deposits

$5 per week thereafter into his

account. His brother Ben has $582 in his account

and withdraws $8 per week from

his account. Assuming this pattern continues, write

and solve an equation to determine how many

weeks it will take for them to have the same

amounts in their bank accounts.

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Answers (1)

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Mylee Clayton · Answer 1

400 + 5x = 582 - 8x

14 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

Set them both up in an equation - --> x = weeks

400 + 5x = 582 - 8x

Solve

13x = 182

x = 14