Question

Jennifer receives $100 and puts it into her savings account. She adds $0.25 to the account each day for a number of days, d, after that. She writes the expression 100 + 0.25(d – 1) to find the total amount of money in her savings account after ddays. Which statement about her expression is true?

A.
It is the sum of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days.

B.
It is the product of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days.

C. It is the sum of the initial amount and the number of days, 

D.
It is the difference between the initial amount and the additional amount after d days

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It is the sum of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given an expression $100+0.25(d-1)$, which gives the total amount of money in Jennifer's savings account after d days.

Since Jennifer adds $0.25 each day after first day, so amount in Jennifer's account after d days would be 100 plus 0.25 times d minus 1 day.

Since Jennifer "adds" an amount each day, therefore, the expression is the sum of initial amount and the additional amount after d days.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. It is the sum of the initial amount and the additional amount after d days.

Step-by-step explanation: