Sue has $40,000 in her savings account. she use some of the money to put towards a house. she has $36,479 left. how much did she put towards the house. solve and write an equation with a variable to represent the unknown.

x = $3,521

Step-by-step explanation:

let the amount of money that she put towards a house be represented by the variable x

Hence,

total savings = amount put towards house + amount left

$40,000 = x + $36,479   (rearrange)

x + $36,479  = $40,000   (subtract $36,479 from both sides)

x   = $40,000 -  $36,479

x = $3,521

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