@mathmale , @beccaboo333 ......Can someone halp me with this question?? Caitlin had $402 in her bank account. She withdrew $15 each week to pay for a swimming lesson. She now has $237.

a. Write an equation that can be used to find the number of swimming lessons that she paid for.

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@mathmale , @beccaboo333 ......Can someone halp me with this question?? Caitlin had $402 in her bank account. She withdrew $15 each week to pay for a swimming lesson. She now has $237.

a.    Write an equation that can be used to find the number of swimming lessons that she paid for.

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

@jim_thompson5910  Can you please help me??

anonymous · Answer

let x be the number of swimming lessons she paid for.

cost per each swimming lesson times x = What she had in the bank initially - what she now has

anonymous · Answer

then solve for x

anonymous · Answer

tell me your equation once you have figured it out

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Ok.

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Is it?? 15x=402-237??

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

omg..........Is this right??

anonymous · Answer

yes that is correct

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

b.    How many swimming lessons did she pay for?    



c.    At the time she had $237, the cost of a lesson rose to $19. How many lessons can she pay for with her remaining $237?

nikato · Answer

For b, solve for x in your equation