Tuesday, Jan 30 Sophie has $500 in her checking account. She pays her landlord $85 per week for rent.
What equation describes this situation? Start thinking from the general equation from y=mx+b
The equation that describes this situation is y = -85x + 500, where y represents the amount of money Sophie has in her checking account (in dollars) and x represents the number of weeks that have passed. In this equation, -85 represents the rate at which money is being deducted from Sophie's account (since she pays $85 per week in rent), and 500 represents the initial amount of money Sophie had in her account.
What is the equation of the line?
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