Question

Byron has money in his savings account. He spent $40 of it on a new winter coat. He has $80 left. How much money did he have in his savings account before he bought the winter coat? *1 pointx = $40x= $120x = $2x = $3200

Answer 1

To find out how much money Byron had in his savings account before he bought the winter coat, we can set up the following equation:

Let \( x \) be the amount of money Byron had initially in his savings account. After spending $40 on the coat, he had $80 left. Therefore, we can write the equation:

\[
x - 40 = 80
\]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Add 40 to both sides:
\[
x = 80 + 40
\]

2. Simplify:
\[
x = 120
\]

So, Byron had $120 in his savings account before he bought the winter coat.

The correct answer is \( x = 120 \).