1. At the beginning of the month, Michael had $22 in his account at the school bookstore. Use a variable to represent the
unknown quantity in each transaction below and write an equation to represent it. Then represent each transaction on a
number line. What is the unknown quantity in each case?
First he bought some notebooks and pens that cost $16.
Then he deposited some more money and his account balance was $27.
Then he bought a book for English class that cost $39.
Then he deposited exactly enough money so that he paid off his debt to the bookstore.
