Question

Clarissa's sister makes weekly installment payments for a motorized scooter she purchased from a friend. She purchased the motorized scooter for $600 and is paying $18.75 a week to her friend until it is paid off. Clarissa's sister wants to know when she has $150 left to pay for the motorized scooter. Select the equation and solution for the number of months, x, it takes her to have $150 left to pay.

Answer 1

It will take Clarissa's sister 24 weeks to have $150 left to pay for the motorized scooter.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of months it takes for Clarissa's sister to have $150 left to pay for the motorized scooter, we can set up the following equation:

600 - 18.75x = 150

Where x represents the number of weeks she has been making payments. To solve for x, we can rearrange the equation:

18.75x = 600 - 150

18.75x = 450

x = 450/18.75

x = 24

Therefore, it will take her 24 weeks to have $150 left to pay for the motorized scooter.

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