Question

Melanie’s monthly pay is $5553.60. Each month she uses of her pay for household expenses and for donations. She deposits the rest into her savings account. How much does Melanie deposit into her savings account each month?

Answer 1

so we can represent this by
monthly pay=5553.60
5553.60-(household expeses)-(donations)=savings
so we want to find savings

let x=savings
y=household expenses
z=donations

so 5553.60-y-z=x