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Marie is saving $75 each week so she can buy a new laptop which costs $1200. She has already saved $125. Find the minimum number of weeks she will have to save in order to be able to make this purchase.
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Marie is saving $75 each week so she can buy a new laptop which costs $1200. She has already saved $125. Find the minimum number of weeks she will have to save in order to be able to make this purchase.

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125+75w\ge 1200\\ \\ 75w\ge 1075\\ \\ w\ge 14.33\\ \\ \text{So she must save for at least 15 weeks.}

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