SOLUTION: Joe has money in a savings a ccount.If he adds $50 a month for 6 months,he will have three times the amount he has now, not counting interest.How much savings(s) does Joe have in

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Question 1056818: Joe has money in a savings a ccount.If he adds $50 a month for 6 months,he will have three times the amount he has now,
not counting interest.How much savings(s) does Joe have in his account now?

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Joe has money in a savings account. If he adds $50 a month for 6 months,he will have three times the amount he has now,
not counting interest.How much savings(s) does Joe have in his account now?
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x + 50*6 = 3x,

300 = 2x,

x = 150.