Mia has $40 in a savings account. She will start adding $5 to her account each week. Juan has $15 in a savings account. He will start adding $10 to his account each week.

Let x represent the number of weeks each person adds money to his or her savings account. Let y represent the total number of dollars in the account. Write a system of two linear equations to represent the situation.

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Reyna Beck

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3 June, 23:10

Mia has $40 in a savings account. She will start adding $5 to her account each week. Juan has $15 in a savings account. He will start adding $10 to his account each week.

Let x represent the number of weeks each person adds money to his or her savings account. Let y represent the total number of dollars in the account. Write a system of two linear equations to represent the situation.

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Tania Cantrell · Answer 1

Y=40+5x

For an example, say Mia wanted to add $5 into her account each week for 2 weeks.

y=40+5 (2)

5 (2) = 10

y=40+10

y=50

Mia will have a total of $50 in her account if she added $5 for each week for 2 weeks. Same for Juan, his equation will be based off his amount y=15+10x