Mark save $258 more than neil. in fact mark saved $7 for every $4 neil saved. how much money did mark say?

Let

x> amount of money saved by Mark

x> amount of money saved by Neil

we know that

x=y+258> equation 1

x/y=(7/4)> equation 2

substitute equation 1 in equation 2

(y+258) /y=7/4> 4*(y+258)=7*y> 4y+1032=7y

7y-4y=1032> 3y=1032> y=$344

x=344+258>x=$602

the answer is

$602

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step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

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