Question

1. Ashley has a debt of -$132. If she plans on payingback $12 a week, how many weeks will it take her to bedebt-free? Use a number line to model your thinking.Model:

Answer 1

We know that

• The debt is -$132.

,

• She is going to pay back $12 a week.

Based on the given information, we can express the following equation.

$\begin{gathered} 12w=132 \\ w=\frac{132}{12} \\ w=11 \end{gathered}$

If she pays $12 per week, she would pay all of it in 11 weeks.