Jane is saving up to purchase her first bicycle. The new bike costs $185. Jane got $50 for her birthday and plans to put that towards the bicycle. To save the rest of the money, Jane plans to put asides an additional $15 per week until she has saved enough to purchase the bicycle. Write an equation that represents Jane’s savings towards earning her bicycle. Use w to represent the number of weeks.(1 point)

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50w+15=185
50 w plus 15 is equal to 185

15w+50=185
15 w plus 50 is equal to 185

15w−50=185
15 w minus 50 is equal to 185

15w=185

Answer 1

To represent Jane's savings towards earning her bicycle, we start with her initial savings of $50 and then add $15 for each week she saves, denoted by \( w \). The total amount saved needs to equal the cost of the bicycle, which is $185.

The correct equation would be:

\[ 15w + 50 = 185 \]

So the response is:

15w + 50 = 185 (15 w plus 50 is equal to 185)