Jarrod wants to save $245 to buy a Wii gaming system. If he was saving $35 each month, how long would it take him to have the needed money?

7 months?

The border between Texas and Mexico is 248 miles. If there are 32 countries along the border, about how many border miles are in each county?
39 miles?

1 answer

the first is correct.

The second is bogus.
Even assuming that each county has the same border length, how ever did you get 39 miles?