Asked by kimie
After making a deposit, Puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and doubled the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have int he account?
**Write an equation and solve it.
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**Write an equation and solve it.
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Answers
Answered by
Reiny
practise to translate from English to Math
let her original amount be x
"she added $26 to the amount originally in the account " ---> 26+x
"and doubled the sum" ----> 2(26+x)
"she would get the new amount" ---> 2(x+26) = 264
your turn
let her original amount be x
"she added $26 to the amount originally in the account " ---> 26+x
"and doubled the sum" ----> 2(26+x)
"she would get the new amount" ---> 2(x+26) = 264
your turn
Answered by
Sally
x=$106
Answered by
John
[2(X+26)]/2=264/2
X+26=132
X+26-26=132-26
X=106
X+26=132
X+26-26=132-26
X=106
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