SOLUTION: Gevin borrowed money from his parent to purchase a game system for $150. Write an equation to represent y, the amount he still owes, after x monthly payments of $5 each.

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Question 488438: Gevin borrowed money from his parent to purchase a game system for $150. Write an equation to represent y, the amount he still owes, after x monthly payments of $5 each.
Answer by Gogonati(855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The amount he still owes represented from the equation: y=150-5x, where x represent the number of months.
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