Grade 6 Math · Financial Literacy

Planning to reach a savings goal

Work out how many weeks it takes to reach a savings goal, or how much needs to be saved each week to reach it on time. Unlimited questions, five difficulty levels, and a full worked solution every time, included free with weekly lessons.

Practice this skill Curriculum: G6-F1.2

Try one

Ethan wants to save $55.00 for a birthday gift for a friend in 5 weeks. Ethan already has $5.00 saved. How much does Ethan need to save each week to reach the goal on time?

Answer: 10

See one solved, step by step

Priya wants to save $115.00 for new soccer cleats and plans to save $10.00 every week. Priya already has $25.00 saved. How many weeks will it take to reach the goal?

📘 Worked solution
1$115.00 - $25.00 = $90.00Subtract what's already saved from the goal to find how much more is needed.
2$90.00 / $10.00 = 9 weeksDivide the amount still needed by how much is saved each week.

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