Question

Trent needs a total of $320 to buy a new bicycle. He has $35 saved. He earns $15 each week delivering newspapers. How many weeks will Trent have to deliver papers to have enough money to buy the bicycle?

Answer 1

Trend wants to buy a new bicycle which costs 320$.

He has 35$ saved and earns 15$ each week.

After a number of weeks (a), the amount money he has: A = 35 + 15 x a

If Trend has enough money to buy that bicycle, we have the equation:

35 + 15 x a = 320

=> 15 x a = 320 - 35

=> 15 x a = 285

`a = (285)/(15) = 19`

=> After 19 weeks, Trent will have had enough money to buy that bicycle

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