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 Write and solve an equation to find how much was in his account before the deposit. Show that your answer is reasonable.

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Luis deposited $500 into his bank account. He now has $4,732. Write and solve an equation to find how much was in his account before the deposit. Show that your answer is reasonable.

An equation that represents this relationship is .

The solution to this equation is $.

 Jan 19, 2015

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Call the amount of money before the depisit x. Then 500$ is added. Now you have $4,732. Can you take over from here?

 

Is it reasonable? $4,732 ≈ 5 000$, right? And you add just 500$. That tells you that the original amount of money must have been quiet ...

 Jan 19, 2015

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Best Answer

Call the amount of money before the depisit x. Then 500$ is added. Now you have $4,732. Can you take over from here?

 

Is it reasonable? $4,732 ≈ 5 000$, right? And you add just 500$. That tells you that the original amount of money must have been quiet ...

Tetration Jan 19, 2015

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