SOLUTION: Elena has $240 in the bank. She withdraws $15 each week to pay for piano lessons. How many lessons can she afford with her savings? Write an equation.

Question 403990: Elena has $240 in the bank. She withdraws $15 each week to pay for piano lessons. How many lessons can she afford with her savings? Write an equation.
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Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

so she can afford at most 16 piano lessons. Normally, such a problem would use an inequality, but if you want an equation, write --> .
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Elena has $240 in the bank. She withdraws $15 each week to pay for piano lessons. How many lessons can she afford with her savings? Write an equation.
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Let "x" be the number of lessons.
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240 - 15x = 0
240 = 15x
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x = 16 lessons
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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