Maria opens a savings account with $50 and then saves $19 each week. How many weeks will it take for her account to reach $259? Represent this problem with an equation in the form px+q=r.

Answer 1

Let's assume the number of weeks it takes for Maria's account to reach $259 is represented by the variable 'x'.
It is given that Maria opens a savings account with $50, and saves $19 each week. Therefore, the total money saved after 'x' weeks would be 19x (as Maria saves $19 each week).
Adding the initial amount of $50, the equation becomes:
19x + 50 = 259
Now we can simplify this equation to the form px + q = r:
19x = 259 - 50
19x = 209.