1,000+250xTeresa currently has $1,000 in her bank account. The expression above models the amount of money in her account in x months if she deposits $250 into the account each month. Based on the expression, what is the amount, in dollars, Teresa will have in her account 6 months from now? (Ignore the $ symbol when entering your answer.)
Q. 1,000+250xTeresa currently has $1,000 in her bank account. The expression above models the amount of money in her account in x months if she deposits $250 into the account each month. Based on the expression, what is the amount, in dollars, Teresa will have in her account 6 months from now? (Ignore the $ symbol when entering your answer.)
Identify initial amount and monthly deposit: Identify the initial amount and the monthly deposit. Teresa starts with $1,000 and deposits $250 each month.
Set up expression for total amount calculation: Set up the expression to calculate the total amount after x months. The expression is 1,000+250x, where x is the number of months.
Substitute value of x for 6 months: Substitute the value of x with 6 to find out the total amount after 6 months.The new expression is 1,000+250(6).
Calculate total deposits after 6 months: Multiply 250 by 6 to find the total amount of money deposited after 6 months.250×6=1,500
Find final amount in the account: Add the initial amount to the total deposits to find the final amount in the account.1,000+1,500=2,500
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