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

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The initial amount in her savings account is $50, and she saves $19 each week. Let the number of weeks be represented by x.

So, the equation that represents this problem is: 19x + 50 = 259.