You open a bank account with $100 and deposit 15 every week. Create an equation to model the total amount of money, y, in dollars, you will need to save after x months. How many weeks will it take to have $250?

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8 July, 05:48

You open a bank account with $100 and deposit 15 every week. Create an equation to model the total amount of money, y, in dollars, you will need to save after x months. How many weeks will it take to have $250?

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Mohamed Parsons · Answer 1

y=100+15x 10 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

y=100+15x

y, the total is equal to 100 the starting plus 15x, the amount of money made is x days

To find how many weeks it will take to have 250, plug 250 in for y

250 = 100+15x

150 = 15x

x=10

ten weeks