Question

Maria opens a savings account with $50 and then saves $19 each week. How many weeks will it take for her account to reach $259? Represent this problem with an equation in the form px+q=r
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Responses

Answer 1

Equation: 19x + 50 = 259.

Solve: 19x = 209 ⇒ x = 11. So it takes 11 weeks.