Question

Kaitlyn saves $6 each week. After correctly carrying out the Solve step of the five-step problem-solving plan, which solution should you arrive at to find the number weeks she must continue to save until she has a total of $60? Drag and drop the correct answer into the box for the question. What value answers the question given in the problem? 1.10 weeks 2.15 weeks 3.2 weeks 4.5 weeks

Answer 1

1. 10 weeks

Explanation:

Apparently, we want to find the number of weeks (w) that Kaitlyn must save $6 in order to have a total of $60.

... $6 × w = $60

Divide by $6 to get ...

... w = $60/$6 = 10

Kaitlyn must save for 10 weeks (if she starts with a balance of 0).

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Comment on the problem statement

The problem reads like we came in somewhere in the middle of it. We don't know what other steps you've been asked to perform, or any of the details of the problem you're asked to solve. We don't have Kaitllyn's initial balance, for example, which is essential to determining how long she must save. (If Kaitlyn's initial balance is $33, for example, she must only save for 4.5 weeks.)