Question

Tavon has a gift card for $110 that loses $2.50 for each​ 30-day period it is not used. He has another gift card for $90 that loses $2 for each​ 30-day period it is not used.
a. Write and solve an equation for the number of​ 30-day periods until the value of the gift cards will be equal.
b. What will the value of each card be when they have equal​ value?

Answer 1

30 day period

The first equation is 50 - 2x (because you start with $50 and subtract 2 for each 30 day period)

The second equation is 40-1.5x

Set them equal to each other:  50 - 2x = 40 - 1.5x

Solve for x:

50 - 2x = 40 - 1.5

  +2x   +2x

50 = 40 + 0.5 x

-40   -40

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10 = 0.5 x

20 = x

So there will be 20 30-day periods until the cards will be equal in value.

Check:  After 20 periods, 50 - 2(20) = $10 left

40 - 1.5(20) = also $10 left

Answer 2

Answer:

its in the step by step

Step-by-step explanation:

gift card 1- 110-2.50x

gift card 2- 90-2x

110-2.50x=90-2x

20-2.5x=-2x

20=.5x

40=x

110-2.50(40)=10

90-2(40)=10