well, you have
87 + 5.75x = 271
now you want to find x. what's next?
Jason had $87 in his savings account. He then worked for 2 weeks, earning $5.75 per hour, and deposited all the money he earned into his savings account. The account then had a balance of $271. Which method can be used to find the number of hours Jason worked?
A Subtract 87 from 271 and then divide the
difference by 5.75
B Subtract 87 from 271 and then multiply the
difference by 5.75
C Add 87 to 271 and then divide the sum by 5.75
D Add 87 to 271 and then multiply the sum by
5.75
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Multiply?
nope.
You want to know how much money he actually earned.
That means subtract what he started with from what he ended with.
see what you can do with that.
You want to know how much money he actually earned.
That means subtract what he started with from what he ended with.
see what you can do with that.
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