Homework Help: math

Posted by heidi on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 9:12pm.

Mr.Shea saved $2,500 in April. His monthly salary is Twice the amount he saved in April. In May, he saved a certain amount of money.He spent $4,200 more than the amount he saved. How much did he save in May.

math - Reiny, Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 9:30pm
April savings -- 2500
Salary -- 5000
May saving --- x
Amount spent in May = x + 4200

x + 4200 = 5000
x = 800
math - taeghyun, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 11:44am
here is the answer.
lets say X is the saved money in May.
He spend 4200 more than X. It meant X+4200 is the money that he spent.
So, X + (X+4200) needs to be 5000.
Therefore, X=400. He saved 400 dollars in May
math - Vinny, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7:58pm
800

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