Question

Part II: Both John's parents and Marco's parents decide to start a college fund for their children.

The expressions below represent the value of each college fund after w weeks.
John's College Fund: uw + 1814
Marco's College Fund: w+ 1744
I.
Write an equation to determine when John and Mario's college funds will be equal.

Answer 1

`4056w = -70`

Explanation:

Given

John: 4312w+1814

Marco: 256w+1744

Required

Write an equation to determine number of weeks

To do this, we simply equate both expressions...

`4312w + 1814 = 256w + 1744`

Collect Like Terms

`4312w - 256w = 1744 - 1814`

`4312w - 256w = 1744 - 1814`

`4056w = -70`