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Write an equation for the following situation:

Carmen is saving up money to buy a bicycle. She is going to save
$40 per week. After 6 weeks she has $300. Let y represent the amount of money saved and x represent the number of weeks.

User Phoexo
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y=300+40*x
maybe like this after 6 weeks she had $300 and then she began to save $40 per week (40x)

User Andrzej Purtak
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y * x = $300 hope it helps
User Andrea Bergonzo
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