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The equation y = 350x + 480 describes the amount of money in Blake’s savings account, where y is the amount of money in his account and x is the number of monthly deposits he makes. Eddie also has a savings account, and the balances in his account are recorded in the table.

How much money did each account start with?

Number of Monthly Deposits 1 2 4 7
Balance ($) 900 1375 2325 3750

Blake’s account started with $
.
Eddie’s account started with $
.

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The equation y = 350x + 480 describes the amount of money in Blake’s savings account, where y is the amount of money in his account and x is the number of monthly deposits he makes. Eddie also has a savings account, and the balances in his account are recorded in the table.
 
How much money did each account start with?
 
Number of Monthly Deposits	1	2	4	7
Balance ($)	                   900 1375 2325  3750
 
Blake’s account started with $  
 .
Eddie’s account started with $  
 .

cderaalien · Answer

Is this pre-algebra?

animecore1 · Answer

Yes

cderaalien · Answer

Ah, I am in Pre-algebra. Okay let me see....

cderaalien · Answer

So, first you might want to get the variable 'x' alone.

cderaalien · Answer

To do this, you subtract 350 from both sides, I THINK. Usually to get the variable alone, you gotta do the golden rule.

animecore1 · Answer

but since it is multiplied by x wouldn't you divide it from x to get it on the other side and cancle it out?