Veronica is saving money to buy a saddle for her horse that cost $175. she plans to save $10 the first month and then increase the amount she saved by $5 each month after the first month. how many month will it take her to save $175.

7 months

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Veronica is saving money to buy a saddle for her horse that cost . She plans to save the first month and then increase the amount she saved by each month after the first month.

To Find: How many month will it take her to save .

Solution:

Amount veronica has to save for buying saddle

Amount increased every month

Amount saved by veronica in first month

Amount saved by veronica in first month

Amount saved by veronica in first month

Therefore this forms as Arithmetic progression,

Let month it take to save by veronica is

Sum of terms in AP is

Putting vales in equation

As number of months can not  be negative,

Hence the it will take month for veronica to save for saddle.

$649.60

step-by-step explanation: