Question

Steven wants to buy a $530 bicycle. Steven has no money saved, but will be able to deposit $35 into savings account when he receives his paycheck each Friday. However, before Steven can buy the bike, he must give his sister $65 that he owes her. For how many weeks will Steven need to deposit money into his savings account before he can pay back his sister and buy the bike?

Answer 1

he will need to deposit money into his account for 17 weeks so he can pay his sister back and buy the bike.

hope that is will help

Answer 2

I'm going to write out all of the money he gets each week, and when he has enough to pay back his sister, I will subtract the money he payed her.

35 5 40 75 110 145 180 215 250 285 220 255 290 325 360 395 430 465 500 535

Now count how many numbers there are (20), and that's your answer! :)

The answer is 20

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