Question

Rita is saving up $15,000 to put a down payment on a condominium. if she starts with $8000 saved and saves an additional $850 each month, which equation represents how far rita is from her goal of reaching $15,000 saved? let x stand for months and y stand for dollars.

Answer 1

If she starts with $8000, she has only $7000 to go.This is reduced by $850 per month.
$7000 - $850x