Colton wants to buy a video game system in 3 months. The video game system cost $396. If he saves the same amount each month, how much will he have to save each month

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Let the money saved each month be x

Then, according to question 

3x = 396

Dividing both sides by 3, we get

3x/3 = 396/3

x = 132

 

Thus, to buy video game in 3 months Colton needs to save $132 each month.