Question

Sammy starts with $50 in her saving account and adds $50 each week. Write an equation that Sammy can use to show how much money she has after a certain number of weeks

Answer 1

Known facts:

• 50 dollars is the initial amount in the saving account
• 50 dollars is added every week into the savings account.

Variables:

• x: # of weeks
• y: total amount of money in savings

Set equation based on known facts and variables:

  y = 50x + 50, 50x is the rate at which it grows depending on

   the week and 50 is the initial amount there

Hope that helps!