word problem. help pls!

Question

Jesse and Juan each open savings accounts. Jesse has $20 and saves $3 per week. Juan has $15 and saves $4 per week. Who will have more money in 10 weeks? How much more money?

Answer 1

Alright, these are confusing at first, I totally get it.

So, let's say I have $50 in the bank and I save $10 per week. What does that look like after 6 weeks? The $50 was there, so it's constant and doesn't change. What changes is the amount of money I've added to it.

50 + 10(6) = 50 + 60 = $110 in my account.

Now, let's look at your problem. Jesse starts with $20 and saves $3 per week. The $20 was already there and we are adding 10 weeks of $3 per week, right?

20 + 3(10) = 20 + 30 = $50 in Jesse's account after 10 weeks.

What about Juan?

15 + 4(10) = 15 + 40 = $55 per week.

Well, I bet you can figure out the rest! Good luck!