Sove the following real-world problem: Destiny opens a checking account with $200 and then deposits $27 each week. How many weeks will it take her account to reach $343?

Question

16.4 weeks
12.7 weeks
9 weeks
3.16 weeks

Answer 1

To solve this real-world problem, we can set up an equation:

$200 + $27 * number of weeks = $343

Simplifying the equation:

$27 * number of weeks = $143

Now, divide both sides of the equation by $27 to solve for the number of weeks:

number of weeks = $143 / $27

This gives us:

number of weeks ≈ 5.296

Rounding to the nearest whole number, it will take Destiny approximately 5 weeks to reach $343 in her account.

Therefore, none of the given options (16.4 weeks, 12.7 weeks, 9 weeks, 3.16 weeks) are correct, as they are all different from the calculated result.