SOLUTION: If Jan doubles the amount of money she has now and then saves $25 more, she will have $499, the cost of a holiday tour package. Write all equations that could represent the sit

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Question 78887: If Jan doubles the amount of money she has now and then saves $25 more, she will have $499, the cost of a holiday tour package.
Write all equations that could represent the situation above.

Answer by rapaljer(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = amount of money that Jan has. Now, just translate the sentence into an equation:
Twice the amount of money PLUS $25 more equals $499.
2x+ 25 = 499

Subtract 25 from each side:
2x+25 -25 = 499-25
2x = 474

Divide both sides by 2:
%282x%29%2F2=474%2F2
x= $237

You can check this by doubling the amount and adding $25. You should get $499.

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