Jackson has saved $174. He wants to purchase an electric dirt bike that costs $459. If he saves $15 each week from the money he earns doing yard work and another $4 each week from his allowance, how many weeks will it take Jackson to save enough money to buy the bike? (1 point) Responses 13 weeks 13 weeks 14 weeks 14 weeks 15 weeks 15 weeks 16 weeks

Answer 1

To find out how many weeks it will take Jackson to save enough money to buy the electric dirt bike, we first need to determine how much more money he needs.

1. Cost of the bike: $459
2. Amount saved so far: $174
3. Amount needed: \( 459 - 174 = 285 \)

Jackson saves a total of \( 15 + 4 = 19 \) dollars each week.

4. To find out how many weeks it will take him to save the additional $285, we divide the amount needed by the weekly savings:

\[ \frac{285}{19} \approx 15 \]

Since we cannot have a fraction of a week, we round up to the next whole number.

Thus, it will take Jackson 15 weeks to save enough money to buy the bike.

The correct response is 15 weeks.