Kevin is putting money into a savings account. He starts with 750 in the savings account, and each week he adds 40 .

Let represent the total amount of money in the savings account (in dollars), and let w represent the number of weeks Kevin has been adding money. Write an equation relating s to w . Then use this equation to find the total amount of money in the savings account after 13 weeks.

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Kevin is putting money into a savings account. He starts with 750  in the savings account, and each week he adds 40 .

Let  represent the total amount of money in the savings account (in dollars), and let w  represent the number of weeks Kevin has been adding money. Write an equation relating s to w . Then use this equation to find the total amount of money in the savings account after 13  weeks.

anonymous · Answer

$$s = 40w + 750$$

anonymous · Answer

@bloopman  so 1,270 correct?  Thank you by the way

anonymous · Answer

Indeed. Make sure you see how I arrived at the equation.