Question

Alessandro currently has $2,400 in his savings account. He saves $250 per month. Bea currently has $1,750 in her account. She saves $350 per month. How much more money than Alessandro will Bea have after 12 months?

Answer 1

Bea has $550 more money than Alessandro after 12 months.

Explanation:

So let start with writing the equation for Alessandro money. So we know that the current amount in his/her bank account has $2,400 and she saves $250 per month. So the equation that best fit these terms is:

`y = 250x + 2,400`

Bea has $1,750 in his/her bank account and saves $350 per month. So the equation that best fit these terms is:

`y = 350x + 1, 750`

So for x for both of these equations is 12. So let plug the number in

Alessandro:

`y = 250(12) + 2,400`
`y = 3000 + 2400`
`y = $5400` after 12 months

Bea:

`y = 350(12) + 1750`
`y = 4200 + 1750`
`y = $5950` after 12 months

So subtracting $5950 and 5400 gives us a $550 difference.