Question

Carole wants to buy a coat that costs $80. She has $25 in her savings

account and plans to save an additional $15 per week. Which of these
shows a correct procedure Carole could use to determine w, the
number of weeks she needs to save to have enough money to buy the
coat?

Answer 1

Carole will need to save for about 4 weeks to afford the coat.

Explanation:

$80 - $25 = $55

$55 / $15 = 3.67 (approximately)

Rounded up: 4