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

A. if you take 178.00- 44.50 you that the answer from that and divide it by 22.25 and get your answer.

anonymous · Answer

answer = A.

anonymous · Answer

one week $44.50+22.25$
two weeks $44.50+22.25\times 2$
three weeks $44.50+22.25\times 3$
n weeks 
$$44.50+22.25\times n$$

anonymous · Answer

^ is a more simple way to put it.