500 songs in his music player: + 500 every week he adds 10 songs: 10n (n is how many weeks) equation: s = 10n + 500 (s is the total amount of songs) after 20 weeks? : plug it in s = (10 x 20) + 500 s = 200 + 500 s = 700 he will have 700 songs in his music player after 20 weeks