On January 1, Mario had a savings account balance of $2742 and by April 1, his balance had increased to $3597. Find Mario's average savings rate in dollars per month for that period.

$285

Step-by-step explanation:

First and foremost, we should note that from January 1 to April 1 is 3 months. Since Mario had a savings account balance of $2742 on January 1 and by April 1, his balance had increased to $3597. The increase in balance will be:

= $3597 - $2742

= $855

Then the average savings rate will be:

= Total amount saved / Number of months

= $855/3

= $285

He had an average savings of $285 per month.

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step-by-step explanation:

{x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

step-by-step explanation:

solve the following system:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

in the first equation, look to solve for y:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

subtract 2 x from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

substitute y = -2 x - 2 into the second equation:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = -2

10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = (6 x + 6) + 10 x = 16 x + 6:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

in the second equation, look to solve for x:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

subtract 6 from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x = -8

divide both sides by 16:

{y = -2 x - 2

{x = -1/2

substitute x = -1/2 into the first equation:

{y = -1

{x = -1/2

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answer:   {x = -1/2 ,   y = -1