Question

Ronda Rollins gets a Social Security benefit of $350 per month. Her husband receives a benefit equal to 200 percent of Ronda's benefit. If they take an additional $400 per month from savings, what will their monthly income be?

700
750
1,050
1,450

Answer 1

350+(2*350)+400=1450

Answer 2

Find out the what will their monthly income be .

To proof

Let us assume that the their monthly income be x .

As given

Ronda Rollins gets a Social Security benefit of $350 per month

Her husband receives a benefit equal to 200 percent of Ronda's benefit.

If they take an additional $400 per month from savings .

200% written in the decimal form

`= (200)/(100)`

Than the equation becomes

`x = 350 + 2* 350 + 400`

x = 350 + 700 + 400

x= $1450

Therefore monthly income be $1450 .

Option (D) is correct .

Hence proved