Martha has $180. She needs a total of $2,000 to start investing in stocks. She earns $60 per day working, of which she saves $50. Write an equation that Martha can use to determine the number of days, d, she needs to work to reach her goal of $2,000?

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Elliot Matthews

Mathematics

6 October, 02:06

Martha has $180. She needs a total of $2,000 to start investing in stocks. She earns $60 per day working, of which she saves $50. Write an equation that Martha can use to determine the number of days, d, she needs to work to reach her goal of $2,000?

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Randall Alexander · Answer 1

So she earns $60 per day working, but only saves $50. To solve this equation you have to multiply $50 to each day she works. If the total has to be exactly $2,000 then you must multiply 50 x 36.4 and that equals $2,000.

Your answer should be 36.4 days.