
Answer:
 15 weeks
Step-by-step explanation:
You want to know how long it will take Nicole to save $150 if she starts with $75 and adds $5 per week.
If w is the number of weeks Nicole saves $5, then her savings balance will be ...
 75 +5w
We want to find the value of w that makes this total 150:
 75 +5w = 150
 5w = 75 . . . . . . subtract 75 from both sides
 w = 15 . . . . . . divide by 5
It will take Nicole 15 weeks for her savings to total $150.