Zack has $500 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $200 in the account by the end of the summer. He withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets. For how many weeks can Zack continue withdrawing from his account?

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Chaya Frye

3 January, 15:04

Zack has $500 in a savings account at the beginning of the summer. He wants to have at least $200 in the account by the end of the summer. He withdraws $25 each week for food, clothes, and movie tickets. For how many weeks can Zack continue withdrawing from his account?

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Katelynn Wallace · Answer 1

To solve for this answer you first need to subtract 200 from 500, and the answer is the maximum amount he can spend. Next you divide 300, which is the difference to the first step. Your answer is the most amount of weeks he could draw from his account. He can draw money from a maximum of 12 weeks.