Maria opens a savings account with $50 and then save $19 each week. How many weeks will it take for her account to reach $259? Represent this problem with an equation
Let the variable "w" represent the number of weeks it will take for Maria's account to reach $259.
The initial amount in the account is $50. This means that after "w" weeks, Maria will have saved a total of 19w dollars.
To represent the problem with an equation, we can write:
50 + 19w = 259