Owen receives $10 and puts it into his savings account. He adds $0.50 to the account each day for a number of days, d, after that. He writes the expression 10 + 0.5(d – 1) to find the amount of money in his account after d days. Which statement about his expression is true?
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It is the product of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days. It is the sum of the initial amount and the number of days, d. It is the difference between the initial amount and the additional amount after d days. It is the sum of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days.
It appears to be D to me because you are taking the initial amount of 10 and adding (sum) of the additional amount after the days. Right?
It's not A because you're not multiplying, and it's not C because you're not subtracting, and it's not B because you're not adding money and days, you're adding money and money.
It is the product of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days. It is the sum of the initial amount and the number of days, d. It is the difference between the initial amount and the additional amount after d days. It is the sum of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days.
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