Barack is saving up his money to buy a television that costs $395.50. Right now he has $85.00, and can save $29.00 each week.

How many weeks will it take for Barack to have enough money to buy the television?



To find how many weeks it will take for Barack to save enough money to buy the television, we can use the following steps:

1. **Determine the total amount he still needs to save:**
   \[
   \text{Amount needed} = \text{Cost of television} - \text{Amount he already has}
   \]
   \[
   \text{Amount needed} = 395.50 - 85.00 = 310.50
   \]

2. **Determine how many weeks it will take to save that amount:**
   Since he saves $29.00 each week, the number of weeks $w$ can be calculated by dividing the amount needed by the amount he saves per week:
   \[
   w = \frac{310.50}{29} \approx 10.71
   \]

Since $w \approx 10.71$ weeks, and he can't save for a fraction of a week, he will need to save for **11 weeks** to have enough money.

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Here are 5 related questions:
1. How much will Barack save after 5 weeks?
2. If the television costs $450 instead, how many weeks would Barack need to save?
3. What if Barack could save $35 each week instead of $29?
4. How much money will Barack have after 11 weeks?
5. What would happen if Barack spends $50 before reaching his goal?

**Tip:** Always round up when dealing with savings goals, since partial weeks don't count in real-life scenarios like this!

Barack is saving up his money to buy a television that costs $395.50. Right now he has $85.00, and can save $29.00 each week. How many weeks will it take for Barack to have enough money to buy the television?

Find out how many weeks it will take for Barack to save enough money to buy a television costing $395.50, given he has $85.00 and saves $29.00 per week. This solution uses simple arithmetic and linear equations, suitable for students in Grades 5-7.

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