document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071365>Question 1071365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Michelle has 2000 pounds in a bank account. each week she deposits a further 120 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explain why the amount of money in her account after n weeks is given by \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M=2000 + 120n puonds <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it doesn't matter what the value of n is, she will have at least 2000 pounds in the bank.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that becomes your fixed component of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when n = 0, what is in the account is 2000 pounds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for each week after that, she deposits 120 pounds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that becomes your incremental component of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that depends on the value of n.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when n = 0 there is no additional amount added to the account.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for each n thereafter an additional 120 pounds is added to the acocunt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total added is equal to 120 * n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after n weeks, 120 * n has been added into the account.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when n = 3, the account balance is as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n       balance\r\n" );
document.write( "0       2000\r\n" );
document.write( "1       2000 + 120 = 2120\r\n" );
document.write( "2       2120 + 120 = 2240\r\n" );
document.write( "3       2240 + 120 = 2360\r\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is 2000 + 120 * n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that becomes 2000 + 120 * 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that becomes 2000 + 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that becomes 2360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation correctly determine what the balance in the account will be after n weeks.\r<BR>\n" );
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