Jethalal started with 49 TV sets and added five more every week until he had…
2025
Jethalal started with 49 TV sets and added five more every week until he had 69 altogether. How many weeks did that take?
- A.
Four weeks
- B.
Five weeks
- C.
Six weeks
- D.
Seven weeks
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: When a quantity grows by a fixed amount every period (here, a fixed weekly addition), the number of periods needed to go from a starting value to a target value is found by dividing the total increase by the fixed per-period rate: number of periods = (final value - initial value) / rate per period.
Identify the initial and final quantities: Jethalal started with 49 TV sets and ended with 69 TV sets.
Find the total increase: 69 - 49 = 20 TV sets were added in all.
Divide the total increase by the weekly rate of 5 sets: 20 / 5 = 4.
So the count rose from 49 to 69 over 4 weeks.
Cross-check: working forward, 49 + 4 x 5 = 49 + 20 = 69, which matches the stated final count of 69 sets, confirming four weeks is correct.