Question

Maria opens up a saving account with $50 and each week she saves $19. How many week until her bank has $259. Write the equation as a px+p=r. pls

Answer 1

To find out how many weeks it will take for Maria's savings to reach $259, we can set up an equation based on the information provided.

Let \( x \) represent the number of weeks.

Maria starts with $50 and saves $19 each week. Therefore, the total amount of money in her savings account after \( x \) weeks can be expressed as:

\[
50 + 19x
\]

We want this amount to equal $259, so we can set up the equation:

\[
50 + 19x = 259
\]

To rewrite this in the form \( px + p = r \), we can rearrange it:

1. Subtract 50 from both sides:

\[
19x = 259 - 50
\]
\[
19x = 209
\]

Thus, we can express it as:

\[
19x + 50 = 259
\]

Here, \( p = 19 \) and \( r = 259 \).

So the equation in the desired form is:

\[
19x + 50 = 259
\]

Next, to find how many weeks it takes for her savings to reach $259, we simply solve for \( x \):

\[
19x = 209
\]
\[
x = \frac{209}{19}
\]
\[
x = 11
\]

So, it will take Maria 11 weeks to save up to $259.