Question

Joe is putting money into a savings account. He starts with $ 750 in the savings account, and each week he adds $60.Let S represent the total amount of money in the savings account (in dollars), and let W represent the number of weeks Joe has been adding money. Write an equation relating S to W. Then use this equation to find the total amount of money in the savings account after 16 weeks.

Answer 1

From the problem, Joe starts with $750 and he adds $60 each week.

His money will be :

`S=750+60W`

where S = amount of money after W weeks.

W = time in weeks

The total amount of money after 16 weeks will be :

`\begin{gathered} S=750+60W \\ S=750+60(16) \\ S=1710 \end{gathered}`

ANSWER :

$1710