Question

Nate is saving money for the class trip to Chicago. He already has 300$ saved up so far and can save an additional 50$ each month. If the trip costs 850 how many months will it take him to have enough for the trip?

Answer 1

11 months

Explanation:

850-300=550

550÷50=11

Answer 2

11 months

Explanation:

Nate needs $850 total, and he already has $300. So, the money left that he needs is 850-300 which is $550.

Now, he can save $50 each month, and we need to find the amount of months, x, it will take to reach his goal.

He needs $550, to the equation is:

50x=550

We need to isolate x, so we divide both sides by 50.

x=11

It will take Nate 11 months to save for the trip.