maria is buying a digital camera on layaway for $193. if she makes a down payment of $25 and pays $24 each week, how many weeks will it take maria to pay for the digital camera.
Price of the digital camera that Maria is buying from layaway = $193 Amount of money that Maria pays as down payment = $25 Amount of money that Maria pays each week = $24 Let us assume the number of weeks required by Maria to pay for the digital camera = x then 25 + 24x = 193 24x = 193 - 25 24x = 168 x = 168/24 = 7 So Maria will require 7 weeks to pay for the digital camera.