Question

Ken needs a total of $410 to buy a new bicycle. He has $35 saved. He earns $15 each week delivering newspapers. How many weeks will Ken have to deliver papers to have enough money to buy the bicycle?

Thanks so much! :D

Answer 1

25 weeks

Explanation:

Since we already know that he has $35 buck-a-roons saved, we can just subtract that from the cost of the bicycle to find the actual price—which would be 375. Then, we know that for every week, he gains $15 bucks. Therefore we know that 15 would be our variable so we can create the following equation:

15x + 35 = 410

15x = 375

15x/15 = 375/15

x = 25

After 25 weeks, Ken will have enough money to buy the bicycle.

Answer 2

25 weeks he’ll have all $410 :)