Question

Emma has $x in her bank account. Jonah has $40 more than twice as much as Emma in his bank
account. Together they have $760. Write and solve an equation to determine how much money Emma
has in her bank account.

Answer 1

Answer:

$240

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set this up by making an equation: x + 2x + 40 = 760.

Now we can solve.

x + 2x + 40 = 760 (combine like terms (x))

3x + 40 - 40 = 760 - 40 (subtract 40 from both sides)

3x / 3 = 720 / 3 (divide by 3 to isolate x)

x = 240

Because Emma has $x, she has $240 in her bank account.

You can check this by substituting this value for x in our original equation.