Question

Chuy wants to buy a new television. The television costs $1,350. Chuy decides to save the same amount of money each week, for 27 weeks. After 8 weeks Chuy saved $440. Which of the following conclusions can you make about Chuy's plan?

a. Chuy has a good plan and will have exactly $1,350 saved at the end of 27 weeks.
b. Chuy must increase the amount he saves each week in order to meet his goal at the end of 27 weeks.
c. Chuy will save more than he needs and will meet his goal in less than 27 ...

Answer 1

So we want to know how much money will Chuy save if he saves an exact amount of money for the new TV each week for 27 weeks and will he be able to buy the TV worth 1350$ with the saved money. First lets calculate what amount of money does he save on the weekly bases: 440$/8=55$. So he is saving 55$ per week. Lets see how much will he save in 27 weeks: 55$*27=1485$. Since the TV costs 1350$ and Chuy will save 100$ more in 27 weeks the corresct answer is c.