Question

Anita opens a savings account by making a deposit of $\$272.95.$

Every week, she deposited another$\$45.25$ in the account.

How much will be in the account after 6 weeks?

• A. $\$318.20$
• B. $\$453.95$
• C. $\$499.20$
• D. $\$544.45$

Answer 1

The correct option is D

$\$544.45$

The explanation for the correct option:

The deposit in the bank account is $\$272.95.$

Deposit every week is $\$45.25$.

The total deposit after $6$ weeks will be:

$\begin{array}{rcl}\mathrm{Total}\mathrm{deposit}& =& 6\times 45.25\\ & =& 271.5\end{array}$

The total amount in the bank will be:

$\begin{array}{rcl}\mathrm{Total}\mathrm{amount}& =& \mathrm{first}\mathrm{deposit}+\mathrm{total}\mathrm{deposit}\mathrm{after}6\mathrm{weeks}\\ & =& 272.95+271.50\\ & =& \$544.45\end{array}$

Hence, option$\left(D\right)$ is the correct answer.

The explanation for the incorrect options:

Since the total amount $\$544.45$ is not equal to any of the options, $A,B,$ and $C.$

Hence, option $\left(A\right)$, option$\left(B\right)$, option $\left(C\right)$ are incorrect options.