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
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Determine the missing steps and justifications.
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subtraction property of equality
y-250 = 340x
division property of equality
y-250
340 = x
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8,750-250
340 = 25 = x
y - 340 = 250x
8,750-340
250 = 34 = x
multiplication property of equality
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Steps
Justification
y = 250 + 340x
given
(Offic
y - 250 = 250 + 340x - 250
usines
simplification
y - 250
340
340x
340
st My B
Simplification
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