Jackson has saved $87.

Question

He wants to purchase a bike that costs $159.

He saves $6 each week from the money he earns doing yard work. He saves another $3 each week from his allowance. How many weeks will it take Jackson to save enough money to buy the bike?

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Answer 1

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

1. Cost of the bike: $159
2. Current amount saved: $87

Amount left to save: \[ 159 - 87 = 72 \]

Jackson saves $6 each week from yard work and $3 each week from his allowance, so his total savings per week is: \[ 6 + 3 = 9 \]

Now, we calculate how many weeks it will take to save the remaining amount of $72: \[ \text{Weeks} = \frac{\text{Amount left to save}}{\text{Total savings per week}} = \frac{72}{9} = 8 \]

Therefore, it will take Jackson 8 weeks to save enough money to buy the bike.