Question

melissa is saving $25 that she earned for washing her moms car. she earns $10 every week for doing chores, which she also saves.
which function can be used to find t, the amount of money melissa will have saved at the end of n weeks of doing chores?
a ( t = 10n + 25 )
b ( t = 15n )
c ( t = 35n )
d ( t = 35n + 10 )

Explanation:

Step1: Identify fixed savings

Melissa starts with a one-time fixed amount of $\$25$.

Step2: Calculate weekly savings

She saves $\$10$ per week, so after $n$ weeks, this is $10n$.

Step3: Total savings formula

Total savings $t$ is fixed amount plus weekly savings.
$t = 10n + 25$

Answer:

$t = 10n + 25$