Alma was given some money as a gift and deposited it into a savings account. She makes a withdrawal of the same amount at the end of each month. At the end of the 5th month, her balance was $442. At the end of the 13th month, her balance was $226. How much money was Alma given as a gift?

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Verena

28 August, 01:45

Alma was given some money as a gift and deposited it into a savings account. She makes a withdrawal of the same amount at the end of each month. At the end of the 5th month, her balance was $442. At the end of the 13th month, her balance was $226. How much money was Alma given as a gift?

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Lexi Cole · Answer 1

There are 8 months in between so you would need to subtract the 2 totals which would equal $216 then divide it by 8 (the total times money was withdraled in the timespan) which would equal which is 27 so you would multiply 27 by 5 and add it to 442 and get your answer. $577 your welcoms