To determine how many weeks it will take for the young person to save enough money to buy the games console costing £276 at a rate of saving £12 per week, you can use the following calculation:
1. Divide the total cost of the console by the amount saved per week:
\[
\text{Number of weeks} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Amount saved per week}} = \frac{276}{12}
\]
2. Performing the division:
\[
\frac{276}{12} = 23
\]
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