Question

Daniel and Saquon are each saving money.

Answer 1

It would take 5 weeks for their savings accounts to be equal.

Daniel starts with $50 and each week he adds $8. To find out the amount he has in any given week, the following formula would work:
= 50 + 8x
The x is the number of weeks and is multiplied by 8 because the amount of money he has increase by 8 every week.
After 4 weeks he would have:
= 50 + (8 * 4)
= 50 + 32
= $82
Saquon
Applying the same formula:
= 65 + 5x
After 4 weeks:
= 65 + (5 * 4)
= 65 + 20
= $85
Saquon has more money after 4 weeks.
Number of weeks it would take for both of them to have the same amount.
To find this out, equate both formulas and solve for x.
50 + 8x = 65 + 5x
8x - 5x = 65 - 50
3x = 15
x = 15/3
x = 5 weeks
At 5 weeks they will both have:
50 + 8 * 5 = $90
65 + 5 * 5 = $90