Question

Julie wants to purchase a jacket that costs $125. So far she has saved $42 and plans tosave an additional $25 per week. She gets paid every Friday, so she only gets money toput aside once a week. How many weeks, x, will it take for her to save at least $125?

Answer 1

cost of the jacket = $125

money saved = $42

extra savings = $25/week

Ok

125 = 42 + 25w

w = number of weeks

Solve for w

125 - 42 = 25w

83 = 25w

w = 83/25

w = 3.3

She needs to save at least 3.3 weeks