document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286492>Question 286492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207814 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><B>unlockmath(1688)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=unlockmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=unlockmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207814\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let \"x\" be the first month. So the equation will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+4x+8x+16x=5425 Combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31x=5425 Divide both sides by 31 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$175 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in the second month she saved how much?<BR>\n" );
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