Melissa exercises for 20 minutes every day. She decides to increase her daily exercise time by 5 minutes each week. However, according to her doctor’s orders, she can spend no more than 45 minutes a day exercising. For how many weeks can Melissa increase her exercise time this way?
A.
at least 13 weeks
B.
at most 5 weeks
C.
at most 13 weeks
D.
at least 5 weeks

Question

Melissa exercises for 20 minutes every day. She decides to increase her daily exercise time by 5 minutes each week. However, according to her doctor’s orders, she can spend no more than 45 minutes a day exercising. For how many weeks can Melissa increase her exercise time this way?
A. 
at least 13 weeks
B. 
at most 5 weeks
C. 
at most 13 weeks
D. 
at least 5 weeks

Mercury · Answer

old question but will respond to help out future users

# of weeks = (final time - initial time) / (amount increased per week)