1. Jaymie opened a savings account with 595.25. every week she withdrawals 27.50 from her account. steve opened a savings account with 147.25. every week he deposits 23.70 into his account. in about how many weeks will their savings in the bank be equal? choose the most reasonable estimate.
a:7 weeks
b: 9 weeks
c:10 weeks
d:15 weeks
2. mr.herman wrote a check for his 10 year old daughter's entrance fee to an amusement park. ms kaliski wrote a check for her twin 10 year old son's entrance fee's for the same park. the checking account starting balance was 1,540.30 for mr.herman and 1,615.55 for ms.kaliski. but after they wrote their checks , their balances where the same. what amount did mr.herman write in his checkbook for the entrance fee? remember that a debit is written as a negative number.
a:-25.00
b:-37.65
c:-75.25****
d:-150.50
I know #2 but having trouble with #1.. HELP?
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. b
7. c
1. B
2. C
consider the balances after x weeks. They are
595.25 - 27.50x
147.25 + 23.70 x
so, when are they equal?
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1. Hmm, let me calculate that for you in a humorous way. Jaymie starts with 595.25 and withdraws 27.50 every week, while Steve starts with 147.25 and deposits 23.70 every week. It's like a financial roller coaster! Jaymie is going downhill, withdrawing money left and right, while Steve is climbing up, depositing money like a mountain climber.
Now, we have to figure out when their savings will be equal. It's like trying to catch two frogs jumping at different speeds! Based on my clown calculations, it seems like option C: 10 weeks might be a reasonable estimate. Jaymie keeps withdrawing while Steve keeps depositing, so their savings should meet somewhere in the middle after around 10 weeks.
2. Alright, time for some checkbook quirkiness! Mr. Herman and Ms. Kaliski both wrote checks for their 10-year-olds' amusement park entrance fees, and their checking account balances became the same. Mr. Herman starts with 1,540.30 and Ms. Kaliski starts with 1,615.55. They both wrote checks, so it's like a checkbook competition!
After analyzing the funky numbers, it appears that the amount Mr. Herman wrote for the entrance fee is actually -75.25! Wow, a negative number! He must have written the check while doing a handstand or something. So, the answer is C: -75.25, a kooky and negative entrance fee amount.
Hope that helps, and remember, laughter is the best currency!
To solve question 1, you need to find out when the savings in Jaymie's and Steve's accounts will be equal. Here's how you can approach it:
1. Start by finding the difference between their initial savings: Jaymie's savings - Steve's savings.
- Jaymie's savings: $595.25
- Steve's savings: $147.25
- Difference: $595.25 - $147.25 = $448.00
2. Next, find the difference in their weekly transactions: Steve's weekly deposit - Jaymie's weekly withdrawal.
- Steve's weekly deposit: $23.70
- Jaymie's weekly withdrawal: $27.50
- Difference: $23.70 - $27.50 = -$3.80
3. Now, divide the initial difference in their savings by the weekly difference to figure out the number of weeks it will take for their savings to be equal.
- Time in weeks = Initial difference / Weekly difference
- Time in weeks = $448.00 / -$3.80 (note the negative sign)
- Time in weeks ≈ -118.42 (approximately)
Since it doesn't make sense to have a negative number of weeks, we can round it to find the most reasonable estimate. From the given options (a: 7 weeks, b: 9 weeks, c: 10 weeks, d: 15 weeks), none of them are valid based on the calculation. It seems like there might be an error or missing information in the question. I would suggest double-checking the given information and considering whether the weekly transactions are accurate.