Question

Susan would like to by a game system for husband. The game system costs $273. If shesaves $41 per month, how many months must she save to buy the system?

Answer 1

Given: A game system costs $273

To Determine: How many months must she save $41 to buy the system

To achieve this, we would divide the cost of the system by the amount saved monthly as shown below:

`N_{\text{months}}=\frac{\cos t\text{ of system}}{amount\text{ saved monthly}}`
`\begin{gathered} N_{\text{months}}=(273)/(41) \\ N_{\text{months}}=6(27)/(41)\text{months} \\ N_{\text{months}}\approx7months \end{gathered}`

Hence, number of months Susan must save $41 to buy the system is 7 months