Hans pays $396 in advance on his account at the athletic club. Each time he uses the club, $5 is deducted from the account. What is the equation that represents the amount remaining in the account after x visits and what is the amount remaining in the account after 11 visits?

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shane_b · Answer

If every visit costs him $5 and he had an original balance of $396, then the equation would be:

Balance = 396-5x

If you plug in 11 for x, what do you get?

anonymous · Answer

4004? I'm not sure i don't know anything about math, thats why im here lol

shane_b · Answer

Ok, what is 396 - 5 * 11?

anonymous · Answer

4301

shane_b · Answer

You have to remember the order of operations here.

In order:
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication or Division
Addition or Subtraction

In 396-5*11, 5 * 11 has a higher order of precedence...so calculate that first to get 55.

Now just subtract 55 from 396 to get?