Sarah is saving money for a new bicycle. she currently has $50 saved and plans to save $8 per week from her allowance. after how many weeks will she have saved enough money to buy a bicycle that costs $210?
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We can solve this problem by setting up an equation.
Let x be the number of weeks it takes for Sarah to save enough money to buy the bicycle.
Since Sarah saves $8 per week, the total amount she will save in x weeks is 8x.
The amount Sarah has currently saved is $50.
The cost of the bicycle is $210.
We can set up the equation:
50 + 8x = 210
Now we can solve for x:
8x = 210 - 50
8x = 160
x = 160/8
x = 20
Therefore, it will take Sarah 20 weeks to save enough money to buy the bicycle.