Jessica and Michael each opened a savings account today. Jessica opened her account with a starting amount of $140, and she is going to put in $60 per month. Michael opened his account with no starting amount, and he is going to put in $80 per month.
Let x be the number of months after today.
(a) For each account, write an expression for the amount of money in the account after x months.
Amount of money in Jessica’s account (in dollars) =
Amount of money in Michael's account (in dollars) =
(b) Write an equation to show when the two accounts have the same amount of money.
