Tracy is saving to buy a new guitar that costs $253.77 (including tax). Tracy has saved $136.27, and she can save $23.50 each week.

How many more weeks will it take her to save enough money?

5 weeks
7 weeks
2 weeks
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To determine how many more weeks it will take Tracy to save enough money for the guitar, we first need to find out how much more money she needs to save.

  1. Calculate the remaining amount she needs: \[ \text{Remaining amount} = \text{Cost of guitar} - \text{Amount saved} \] \[ \text{Remaining amount} = 253.77 - 136.27 = 117.50 \]

  2. Now, we need to see how many weeks it will take for her to save this remaining amount at her saving rate of $23.50 per week: \[ \text{Weeks needed} = \frac{\text{Remaining amount}}{\text{Amount saved per week}} = \frac{117.50}{23.50} \] \[ \text{Weeks needed} = 5 \]

Therefore, it will take Tracy 5 weeks to save enough money to buy the guitar. The answer is 5 weeks.

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