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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19x+50=259
19 x plus 50 equals 259

259+50=19x
259 plus 50 equals 19 x

19x−50=259
19 x minus 50 equals 259

50x+19=259
50 x plus 19 equals 259
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Answer 1

The problem can be represented with the equation in the following way:

1. Maria starts with $50 in her savings account.
2. She saves $19 each week. If we let \( x \) represent the number of weeks, then the total amount she saves after \( x \) weeks is \( 19x \).
3. We want to find out when her total savings will reach $259.

Putting this all together, we can set up the equation as follows:

\[ 19x + 50 = 259 \]

This equation is in the form \( px + q = r \), where \( p = 19 \), \( q = 50 \), and \( r = 259 \).

So the correct response is:

19x + 50 = 259