Amy has some money in her checking account. If she writes a check for $42.50, her checking account will be overdrawn by $23.75.Write and equation that represents the problem given, then solve to find out how much money Amy has in her checking account.

The total money Amy has in her checking account is $18.75 and this can be determined by forming the linear equation which is given by (x - 42.5 = -23.75) where 'x' is the total money in Amy checking amount.

Given :

Amy has some money in her checking account.
If she writes a check for $42.50, her checking account will be overdrawn by $23.75.

The following steps can be used in order to determine the linear equation that represents the given situation:

Step 1 - Remember according to the given data, Amy has some money in her checking account.

Step 2 - Also remember that, If she writes a check for $42.50, her checking account will be overdrawn by $23.75.

Step 3 - Let 'x' be the total money in the checking account.

Step 4 - The linear equation represents the total amount of money that remains after the check has been written.

x - 42.5 = -23.75

Step 5 - Simplify the above linear equation.

x = $18.75

So, the total money Amy has in her checking account is $18.75.

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