Ben has $70 in his savings account. He plans to deposit $35 per week to build his account balance. a. Complete the following equation to represent the amount of money (A) Ben will have in his account after any number of weeks. Let x represent the number of weeks. A = b. Which of the following values could be the value of the variable in this context? 0 -5 18 3 c. Ben wants to use his savings to buy a computer for $770. Use your algebraic expression to determine the number of weeks it will take to buy the computer. weeks
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Ben starts with $70. He deposits $35 per week. Let x represent the number of weeks. The amount of money (A) will be the initial amount plus the amount deposited each week multiplied by the number of weeks. So, A = 70 + 35x. Show more…
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