SOLUTION: Beth saved $5,425 in five months. Each month she saved twice as much as she had the month before. How much money did Beth save in the second month?

Question 286492: Beth saved $5,425 in five months. Each month she saved twice as much as she had the month before. How much money did Beth save in the second month?
Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, richwmiller:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let "x" be the first month. So the equation will be:
x+2x+4x+8x+16x=5425 Combine like terms to get:
31x=5425 Divide both sides by 31 to get:
x=$175
So in the second month she saved how much?
RJ
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Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2x+4x+8x+16x=5425
31x=5425
x=175
second month is 2x =350

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