SOLUTION: Sierra has $65 in her bank account she receives an allowance of $4.50 every week for doing her chores her brother John has $90 in his bank account but loses $2.50 every week for no

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Question 1172227: Sierra has $65 in her bank account she receives an allowance of $4.50 every week for doing her chores her brother John has $90 in his bank account but loses $2.50 every week for not completing his homework after how many weeks with Sierra and John have saved the same amount
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
it is when 65+4.5x=90-2.5x, x being the number of weeks
7x=25
x=3 4/7 weeks. There is not an integer answer.
after week 1 69.50 and 87.50
after week 2 74 and 85
after week 3 78.5 and 82.5
after week 4 83 and 80
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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One line for the equation


    65 + 4.50*w = 90 - 2.50w,   where w is the number of weeks.


Second line for the solution


    w =  = 3.571.    ANSWER

If you don't like non-integer answer, then revise your input data.


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