At the end of five days, Joseph had saved $30. If each day he saved $2 more than the day before, how much money did Joseph save each day?

2,4,6,8,10

I just counted by 2s.

10

Day 1:2

Day 2:4
Day 3:6
Day 4:8
Day 5:10

To find out how much money Joseph saved each day, we need to divide the total savings of $30 by the number of days (5). Let's break down the problem step by step:

1. Start by finding the difference in savings between each day. We know that each day Joseph saved $2 more than the previous day.

2. Create a table to represent the savings for each day:
Day 1: x dollars
Day 2: (x + $2) dollars
Day 3: (x + $4) dollars
Day 4: (x + $6) dollars
Day 5: (x + $8) dollars

3. Now, we add up the savings for all five days:
x + (x + $2) + (x + $4) + (x + $6) + (x + $8) = $30

4. Simplify and solve the equation:
5x + 20 = $30
5x = $10
x = $2

The value of x represents the savings on Day 1, which is $2. Therefore, Joseph saved $2 on the first day, $4 on the second day, $6 on the third day, $8 on the fourth day, and $10 on the fifth day.