Problema Solution

Alexis opened a savings account with a $120 deposit. Each week she will put $20 into the account. The equation that gives he total amount t in her account is t = 120 + 20w, where we is the number of weeks since she opened the account. How much money will Alexis have in her savings account after 5 weeks ?

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we are given the equation "t = 120 + 20w"

and asked to solve for 't' when w=5


t = 120 + 20*5

t = 120 + 100 = 220


Alexis will have $220 in her savings account after 5 weeks