SOLUTION: You have $60 in your bank account. Each week you plan to deposit $6 from your allowance and $25 from your paycheck. The equation b=60+(25+6)w gives the amount b in your account aft

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Question 995376: You have $60 in your bank account. Each week you plan to deposit $6 from your allowance and $25 from your paycheck. The equation b=60+(25+6)w gives the amount b in your account after w weeks. How many weeks from now will you have $175 in your bank account
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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b=balance in bank, w=week number
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b=$60+($25+$6)w
b=$60+$31w
b-$60=$31w
(b-$60)/$31=w
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($175-$60)/$31=w
$115/$31=w
3.71=w
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ANSWER: You will have $175 in your account in 3.71 weeks.