Tom was saving $3000 for a trip. he initially deposited $200 in a savings account and then deposited a fixed amount every month in the account for the next 5 months. then he received a check in the mail. the check was three times as much as the total amount he had saved so far. when he deposited the check in his savings account, he had $300 more than he needed. what was the fixed amount he deposited in the savings account during the 5 months?

$53.50

step-by-step explanation:

you have to subtract the amount of money chuck earned ($72.50) by the cost of the gas for the mower ($11.25) and the new string for the trimmer he bought ($7.75).

72.50-11.25=61.25

and then subtract $61.25 by the second thing he bought (the new string for the trimmer)

61.25-7.75=53.5

so in total it's $53.50 (53 dollars and 50 cents)

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