SOLUTION: Anne has P8810 in her savings account.If she deposits P550 each week,what is the smallest number of weeks before she will have more than P12000 in her account?

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Question 995186: Anne has P8810 in her savings account.If she deposits P550 each week,what is the smallest number of weeks before she will have more than P12000 in her account?

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set this up as an inequality (let x = number of weeks):
8810 + 550x > 12000
550x > 3190
If we divide by 550, we find that
x > 5.8
The best answer is then six weeks.

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