At the beginning of the year, Serenity had $90 in savings and saved an additional $13 each week thereafter. Andrew started the year with $40 and saved $18 every week. Let S represent the amount of money Serenity has saved t weeks after the beginning of the year and let A represent the amount of money Andrew has saved t weeks after the beginning of the year. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, and determine the number of weeks after the beginning of the year until Serenity and Andrew have the same amount of money saved.

At the beginning of the year, Serenity had $90 in savings and saved an additional $13 each week thereafter. Andrew started the year with $40 and saved $18 every week. Let S represent the amount of money Serenity has saved t weeks after the beginning of the year and let A represent the amount of money Andrew has saved t weeks after the beginning of the year. Write an equation for each situation, in terms of t, and determine the number of weeks after the beginning of the year until Serenity and Andrew have the same amount of money saved.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter8: Polynomials

Section8.1: Adding And Subtracting Polynomials

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