Question

Tom is saving for his new motorcycle. He has already saved $450 and continues to save $75 each month. How many months will it take to save at least 2,175?

Answer 1

Tom required 23 months to save at least $2175.

Explanation:

Given:

Money already Saved = $450

Money Needs to be saved = $2,175

Each month saving = $75

We need to find the Number of months required to save at least $2,175

Solution:

Let the number of months be 'x'.

Now We can say Total Money which is already save plus Each month saving multiplied by number of months should be equal to Money Needs to be saved.

Framing in equation form we get;

`450+75x=2175`

Solving the equation we get;

We will Subtract both side by 450 we get;

`450+75x-450=2175-450\\\\75x=1725`

Now By dividing 75 on both side we get;

`(75x)/(75)= (1725)/(75)\\\\x= 23\ months`

Hence Tom required 23 months to save at least $2175.