After making a deposit, Puja had $264 in her savings account. She noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in the account and doubled the sum, she would get the new amount. How much did she originally have int he account?

**Write an equation and solve it.
THANK YOU!

practise to translate from English to Math

let her original amount be x

"she added $26 to the amount originally in the account " ---> 26+x

"and doubled the sum" ----> 2(26+x)

"she would get the new amount" ---> 2(x+26) = 264

your turn

x=$106

[2(X+26)]/2=264/2

X+26=132
X+26-26=132-26
X=106

To solve this problem, we can create an equation based on the given information and then solve for the unknown variable.

Let's represent the amount originally in Puja's account with the variable "x".

According to the problem, Puja noticed that if she added $26 to the amount originally in her account and doubled the sum, she would get the new amount, which is $264.

So, our equation can be written as: 2(x + $26) = $264.

To solve this equation, we need to simplify and isolate the variable "x". Let's begin by distributing the 2 to the terms inside the parentheses:

2x + 2($26) = $264.

Next, we need to simplify the expression inside the parentheses:

2x + $52 = $264.

To isolate the variable "x", we subtract $52 from both sides of the equation:

2x + $52 - $52 = $264 - $52,

which simplifies to:

2x = $212.

Finally, to solve for "x", we divide both sides of the equation by 2:

2x/2 = $212/2,

which simplifies to:

x = $106.

Therefore, Puja originally had $106 in her savings account.