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

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

15w=185

Answer 1

To represent Jane’s savings towards earning her bicycle, we need to account for the initial amount she already has and the amount she plans to save each week.

Jane has $50 from her birthday, and she plans to save $15 per week for \( w \) weeks until she reaches the total cost of the bicycle, which is $185.

The equation that represents her savings is:

\[ 15w + 50 = 185 \]

This matches the second option:

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