Stephen is tracking how many words per minute (wpm) he reads for reading class. he is now at
112 wpm, and each week he hopes to increase
his speed by 8 words per minute.

equation: w = 112 + 8t

t = time (weeks)

w = wpm

how many weeks will it take stephen to reach
171 wpm?

8 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Stephen is tracking how many words per minute (wpm) he reads for reading class.

Equation: , where t = time (weeks)  and w = wpm .

Then, the equation to find number of weeks (w), it will take Stephen to reach  

171 wpm is given by :-

Hence it will take about 8 weeks Stephen  to reach  171 wpm.