Meg opened a savings account with $44.50. She puts in $22.25 in the account each week when she gets paid. She is saving to purchase a blu-ray player that costs $178.00. How many weeks will it take her to save enough money?

A.

6 weeks

B.

7 weeks

C.

8 weeks

D.

9 weeks

Question

Meg opened a savings account with $44.50. She puts in $22.25 in the account each week when she gets paid. She is saving to purchase a blu-ray player that costs $178.00. How many weeks will it take her to save enough money?






A. 


6 weeks 




B. 


7 weeks 




C. 


8 weeks 




D. 


9 weeks

anonymous · Answer

set up an function like this:
44.50 + 22.25*x >= 178.00
and x stands for the number of weeks, then solve for x