Question

Every week Sam saves $1.00 on Monday and $2.50 on Friday. If this is his total weekly savings, how many weeks

would it take him to save enough to buy a $49 wireless phone?
14 weeks
D 46 weeks
E 7 weeks
0 52 weeks

What is the answer

Answer 1

14 weeks

Explanation:

Hello kenzieshirley, this question can be easily solved by setting up and equation.

To start we can say that in total Sam will be saving $3.50 every week

$1.50 + $2.50 = $3.50

Then we can set up a linear equation:

y = 3.50x

where y = total amount saved, x = weeks

then all we have to do is substitute $49 for y, as we want to know how many weeks, x, it will take to save up for Sam's phone.

49 = 3.5x

x=14

It will take Sam 14 weeks to save up $49

Hope this helps!

-HM

Answer 2

14 weeks

Explanation:

He earns $3.50 a week, so he would need to save up for 14 weeks to get enough money

Hope this helped!

Stay safe! <3