Kalon has $175 and needs to save at least $700 for a new computer. If he can save $35 per week, what is the minimum number of weeks Kalon will need to save to reach his goal?

Verified Answer :

700-175=525
525:35=15
He must save $35 during 15 weeks to have his new computer

Answer:

15 weeks.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let w represent number of weeks.

We have been given that Kalon can save $35 per week, so amount saved in w weeks would be @@MATH_TOKEN_0@@.

Kalon has $175, so total amount saved by Kalon after w weeks would be \(35w+175\).

Since Kalon needs to save at least $700 for a new computer, so his total savings should be greater than or equal to 700.

We can represent this information in an inequality as:

\(35w+175\geq 700\)

\(35w+175-175\geq 700-175\)

\(35w\geq 525\)

\(\frac{35w}{35}\geq \frac{525}{35}\)

\(w\geq 15\)

Therefore, Kalon will have to save at-least for 15 weeks to reach his goal.