Betty has $54 in savings and her brother Tom has $30. If bettie can save $3 a week, and Tom can save $5 a week, how long will it take until Tom has the same amo

Question

Betty has $54 in savings and her brother Tom has $30. If Betty can save $3 a week, and Tom can save $5 a week, how long will it take until Tom has the same amount of saving as Betty?

Answer 1

Let x = the number of weeks

3x + 54 = 5x + 30

-2x = -24

x = 12 weeks