Miles has saved $40. He wants to buy a cell phone for $129 in about 4 months. To find out how much he should save each week, he

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bulgar [2K]

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Miles has saved $40. He wants to buy a cell phone for $129 in about 4 months. To find out how much he should save each week, he

wrote 40 + 16x = 129. Is his equation accurate? Why or Why not?

Mathematics

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Marianna [84] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-14T20:33:41+03:00

Marianna [84]3 years ago

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Answer: No, the equation is not accurate.

Step-by-step explanation: The proper equation is 4x + 40 = 129. This is because 16 is nowhere in the scenario, and the term before x is months, so the correct term would be 4x.