Michelle wants to save $150 for a trip to the six flags amusement park if he saves $12 each week how many weeks will it take her to save enough money for the trip

Michelle needs to save $12/week for 13 weeks to save enough money for the trip.

Given:

Michelle wants to save $150 for the trip

She saves $12/week

Question:

How many weeks will it take her to save enough money for the trip?

to find out how many weeks it takes to save $150

= The total saving : saving/week

weeks

We need to round up the result to 13 weeks, because if she saves for 12 weeks she will only get (12 x $12 = $144), but if she save up to 13 weeks she will get (13 x $12 = $156)

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