Problema Solution

Account A started off with $200 and account B started with $300. Mr. M deposits $15 in account A and $10 in account b each month. In how many months will the accounts have the same balance? What will the balance be?

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Let 'x' represent the number of months.

After x months account A will have: 200 + 15x dollars

After x months account B will have: 300 + 10x dollars

200 + 15x = 300 + 10x

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x = 20 months

200 + 15*20 = 500

300 + 10*20 = 500

After 20 months the accounts will have the same balance.

The balance of each account will be $500.