Jane is saving up to purchase her first bicycle. The new bike costs $185. Jane got $50 for her birthday and plans to put that towards the bicycle. To save the rest of the money, Jane plans to put asides an additional $15 per week until she has saved enough to purchase the bicycle. Write an equation that represents Jane’s savings towards earning her bicycle. Use w to represent the number of weeks.(1 point)

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15w−50=185
15 w minus 50 is equal to 185

15w+50=185
15 w plus 50 is equal to 185

15w=185
15 w is equal to 185

50w+15=185

Answer 1

To represent Jane’s savings towards earning her bicycle, we need to account for the $50 she already has and the additional $15 she saves each week. Let's break it down:

1. The total cost of the bicycle is $185.
2. Jane has already saved $50.
3. Jane plans to save an additional $15 per week, so after \(w\) weeks, she will have saved \(15w\).

The equation that represents the total amount Jane will have saved after \(w\) weeks, which needs to equal the cost of the bicycle, is:

\[ 50 + 15w = 185 \]

So, the correct response from your options is:

15w + 50 = 185