Question

Anton borrowed some money from his parents. Every week he earned $23 from doing chores. After 12 weeks he had $200 after paying back his parents.

a) how much did anton borrow from his parents
b) write an equation to represent the amount of money,y,anton will have after x weeks

Answer 1

a. $76.00

b. y = 23x - 76

Explanation:

a. If Anton earned $23 every week for twelve weeks, his total revenue would be 23 (12) = 276 dollars. He only had $200 after paying his parents back, though, so that means if you take away the $200 leftover money he got (after paying his parents back) from the $276 he earned over the 12 weeks, you'll get 276 - 200 = he borrowed $76.00 from his parents.

b. Anton is earning $23 every week, so the money, y, that he'll have after x weeks is y = 23x. But since he borrowed $76 from his parents, that much money should be subtracted from his money-making equation, leaving us with y = 23x - 76. Hope this was helpful!