Mia borrowed some money from her friend in order to help buy a new video game system. Mia agreed to pay back her friend $8 per week and originally borrowed $80. Write an equation for L, in terms of t, representing the amount Mia owes her friend after t weeks.
After t weeks, Mia would have paid back 8t dollars to her friend. Thus, the amount she owes her friend after t weeks can be represented by the equation:
L = 80 - 8t
Let L represent the amount Mia owes her friend after t weeks.
Since Mia agreed to pay back $8 per week, the amount she owes decreases by $8 every week.
Initially, Mia borrowed $80, so after t weeks, the amount she owes will be reduced by $8 multiplied by the number of weeks (t).
Hence, the equation for L, in terms of t, representing the amount Mia owes her friend after t weeks is:
L = 80 - 8t
To write an equation representing the amount Mia owes her friend after t weeks, we can start by recognizing that Mia borrowed $80 and agreed to pay back $8 per week. Since Mia is paying back a fixed amount each week, the amount she owes her friend decreases by $8 each week.
Let's denote L as the amount Mia owes her friend after t weeks. Initially, Mia owes her friend $80, so L at t=0 is equal to 80.
As each week passes, Mia's debt decreases by $8. So, after t weeks, the amount Mia owes her friend is given by:
L = 80 - 8t
This equation represents the amount Mia owes in terms of t weeks, with 80 being the initial borrowed amount and 8t representing the decreasing amount each week.