Asher saved $11 each day and Jaslyn saved $
m more than Asher each day. After 5 weeks, they were still short of $29 to buy a television set.
- How much did the television set cost? Express your answer in terms of m.
- If m = $4, how much did the television set cost?
(a)
Amount Asher saved per day = $11
Amount Jaslyn saved per day = $(11 +
m)
Total amount both saved per day
= 11 + 11 +
m = $(22 +
m)
Number of days in 5 weeks
= 5 x 7
= 35
Total both saved in 5 weeks
= 35(22 +
m)
= 35 x 22 + 35 x
m = $(770 + 35
m)
Cost of the television set
= 770 + 35
m + 29
= 770 + 29 + 35
m= $(799 + 35
m)
(b)
If
m = $4,
Cost of the television set
= 799 + 35 x 4
= 799 + 140
= $939
Answer(s): (a) $(799 + 35
m) or $(35
m + 799); (b) $939
