Iris wants to start saving money for new headphones. She starts with $44 already saved and decides to save an additional $15 per week. Write an equation that represents the total amount she has saved.

Question

Use x
to represent the number of weeks and y
to represent the total amount she has saved.

(1 point)

Answer 1

To represent the total amount Iris has saved, you can use the following equation:

\[ y = 15x + 44 \]

In this equation:

• \( y \) is the total amount saved,
• \( x \) is the number of weeks,
• $15 is the amount saved per week, and
• $44 is the initial amount saved.