Asked by Marino

Caitlyn is saving for vacation. She already has $38 and plans to save $18 per week until she reaches her goal of $524. Caitlyn’s total savings, s, can be determined using this equation, where w represents the number of weeks she saves.





s
=
18
w
+
38




How many weeks will Caitlyn need to save to reach her goal of $524?




31


29


27


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All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Set 18w + 38 = 524.
18w = 524 − 38 = 486.
w = 486 ÷ 18 = 27.

Answer: 27.