Max earned $8 for each hour of work he completed. His mom put $120 in his savings account at the end of the summer. By the end of the summer, Max had $400 in his savings account. Write an equation to determine the number of hours Max worked over the summer.

8x +120= 400

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of hours Max worked over the summer be x.

Assuming that he had $0 in his bank at the start of summer,

Total savings= 8(number of hours) +120

400= 8x +120

8x +120= 400

To find the value of x, first bring all the constants to one side of the equation.

8x= 400 -120

Simplify:

8x= 280

Divide both sides by 8:

x= 280 ÷8

x= 35

∴ Max worked for 35 hours over the summer.

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.