Question

2x = 16.

Megan has $50 and saves $5.50 each week.
Connor has $18.50 and saves $7.75 each week.
After how many weeks will Megan and Connor
have saved the same amount?
1850

Answer 1

Megan and Connor will have saved the same amount after 0 weeks.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of weeks it will take for Megan and Connor to save the same amount, we can set up an equation. Let x represent the number of weeks. Megan saves $5.50 per week, so the amount she saves after x weeks is 5.50x. Connor saves $7.75 per week, so the amount he saves after x weeks is 7.75x.

We want to find when the amounts saved by Megan and Connor are equal, so we set up the equation 5.50x = 7.75x.

To solve for x, we can subtract 5.50x from both sides of the equation, giving us 0 = 2.25x. Dividing both sides by 2.25, we get x = 0. Therefore, Megan and Connor will have saved the same amount after 0 weeks.

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