Question

Billy wants to buy a golf cart that costs $12,000. He has already saved $8,500 and will continue to save $100 a week. Write and solve an equation to find the number of weeks, w, he must save until he has enough to purchase the golf cart.

Answer 1

35 weeks

Explanation:

12000=8500+100x

8500 from 12000 is 3500.

3500/100 is 35. 35 is x.

to check answer:

(35*100)+8500=

12000