Question

Greg is saving up his money to buy a new phone. The amount of money he has after any given week (w) can be given by the equation M = 90 + 15w.

How many weeks will it take Greg to save up the $210 he needs to buy the phone?

Answer 1

It will take Greg 8 weeks to save up to buy the phone.

Explanation:

Given equation is:

M = 90 + 15w

Here,

M represents the money saved

w represents the number of weeks

Greg wants to save 210

Putting M = 210 in the given equation;

210 = 90 + 15w

210 - 90 = 15w

15w = 120

Dividing both sides by 15

`(15w)/(15)=(120)/(15)\\w = 8`

Hence,

It will take Greg 8 weeks to save up to buy the phone.