Question

Liam is saving up to buy a new phone. He already has $65 and can save an additional $8 per week using money from his after school job. How much total money would Liam have after 5 weeks of saving? Also, write an expression that represents the amount of money Liam would have saved in w weeks.

Answer 1

Total savings after 5 weeks: 105

Total savings after w weeks: $65+8w

Explanation:

Ok for after 5 weeks, first he starts by saving after 5 weeks, his starting amount was 65 dollars. If you times the saving per week ($8) with the 5 weeks, it will equal the additional savings which would be $40. Now finally if you add the starting amount ($65) plus the additional savings ($40) it would finally equal: $105.

Now for after w weeks, his starting amount was $65 dollars, just like the first answer. If you spend savings per week ($8, like the first equation) times w, it will equal 8w since it will combine if you multiply them. So now if you try to add 65 with 8w, the equation ($65+8w) would be the answer since you cannot do anything with it.

Answer 2

Explanation:

To find out how much money Liam will have after 5 weeks of saving, you can use the following equation:

Total money after 5 weeks = Initial amount + (Amount saved per week × Number of weeks)

In Liam's case:

Initial amount = $65

Amount saved per week = $8

Number of weeks = 5

Now, plug these values into the equation:

Total money after 5 weeks = $65 + ($8 × 5)

Total money after 5 weeks = $65 + $40

Total money after 5 weeks = $105

So, Liam will have a total of $105 after 5 weeks of saving.

Now, to write an expression that represents the amount of money Liam would have saved in w weeks, you can use the formula:

Amount saved in w weeks = Initial amount + (Amount saved per week × Number of weeks)

Using the variables:

Initial amount = $65

Amount saved per week = $8

Number of weeks = w

The expression would be:

Amount saved in w weeks = $65 + ($8 × w)

This expression can be used to calculate the amount of money Liam would have saved after any number of weeks (represented by 'w').