SOLUTION: Is this correct? I want to check my answer. Lewis is saving for a down payment of $8,750 on a house. The initial amount of money he has saved is $250, and the amount of money he

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Question 1175861: Is this correct? I want to check my answer.
Lewis is saving for a down payment of $8,750 on a house. The initial amount of money he has saved is $250, and the amount of money he plans on saving every month is $340. To model the situation, he created this equation, where x represents the number of months and y represents the total amount of savings:
y = 250 + 340x.
Determine the missing steps and justifications.

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Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is correct.

8750 = 250 + 340x
8500 = 340x
x = 25 months.