SOLUTION: The word problem is sally is saving money for a prom dress. The dress cost $112. If she saves $14 each week,how many weeks will it take sally to save enough money for the prom dres

Question 1020624: The word problem is sally is saving money for a prom dress. The dress cost $112. If she saves $14 each week,how many weeks will it take sally to save enough money for the prom dress? Also i do not understand how to start it but i guess it starts like this 112/14 and also i think i simplify so then it could be like this 8/14
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
She needs 112
She saves 14 per week
Question: How many weeks before she saves 112?
So our variable, the unknown, is "how many weeks". Let's call them x.
Now we have
14x = 112 Divide both sides by 14:
x = 8 There you have it. She has to save during 8 weeks.
J
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