Question

You start a bank account with $25. Then, each week you deposit $15. How many weeks will it take to have $235 in the account?

A.
14
B.
17
C.
17.3
D.
10

Answer 1

how would you set this up as an equation?

Answer 2

i dont even know

Answer 3

well lets look at it, what is something that stands by itself(no number or variable will be paired with it)

Answer 4

x ?

Answer 5

no in your problem...what number given wont be affected by any other?

Answer 6

it would be the starting value right?

Answer 7

yes so 25 ?

Answer 8

okay so you have that figured out. now it tells you you put in 15 each week so how would you represent that?

Answer 9

25 *15 ?

Answer 10

no, the 25 stands alone. for example it will look like 25+?

Answer 11

so 25+?=15 ?

Answer 12

no. it is going to be equal to 235 since that is the TOTAL. the 25 is the STARTING NUMBER of the account and then the 15 is the amount WEEKLY added.

Answer 13

oh okay let me try this again lol

Answer 14

25+?=235 ?

Answer 15

yes! now for the question mark part of
25+?=235.
you know that you put 15 in each week, and the question is asking you how many wees it will take you to get to your TOTAL. so how would you represent that portion?

Answer 16

25+15=235 ?

Answer 17

the 15 needs to have a variable with it so you can solve for it.

Answer 18

25+15x=235

Answer 19

yes! so now from there what would we do?

Answer 20

its 14 :)

Answer 21

congrats :D

Answer 22

thank you :)

Answer 23

anytime :D