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(a) Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above.First, choose the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with thenumbers 125, 60, and 5. Let w represent the number of weeks.I w+] = 0I w- ] =](b) Solve the equation in part (a) to find the number of weeks.w = 1

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Given Data:

Cost of the bike is $ 125.

The amount she already has is $ 60.

The amount she saves every week is $ 5.

(a).

The amount to be saved in w weeks will be equal to 5w.

Thus, the required equation can be formed as,

5w+60=125

(b).

The number of weeks can be determined as,


\begin{gathered} 5w+60=125 \\ 5w=65 \\ w=13 \end{gathered}

Thus, the required number of weeks is 13.

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