document.write( "Question 1205084: Jill has $1275.00 in her savings account. When she opened her account, she had $300.Every week she deposited $75.00. How many weeks did it take to earn $1275.00?
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document.write( "As I see from your post, this bank does not give an interest, at all (zero interest rate).\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the money grows only because she adds her saving each week.\r\n" );
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document.write( "At such conditions, the term \"to earn\" is not applicable, at all.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The term to use instead is \"to save\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "You may write this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1275 = 300 + 75*w\r\n" );
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document.write( "and solve it for w, the number of week.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get then  w =  =  = 13 weeks.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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