SOLUTION: Each day Siggy The Squirrel gathers 20 nuts and eats 14 nuts. If Siggy is starting June with 0 nuts, after how many consecutive days of collecting and eating nuts will he have enou

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Question 203658: Each day Siggy The Squirrel gathers 20 nuts and eats 14 nuts. If Siggy is starting June with 0 nuts, after how many consecutive days of collecting and eating nuts will he have enough nuts to eat until the end of June without collecting any additional nuts?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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June has 30 days

Siggy accrues 6 nuts per day, above the 14 he eats

let x="days collecting"

nuts accrued ___ 6x

nuts needed to end of month ___ 14(30 - x)

6x = 420 - 14x ___ 20x = 420 ___ x = 21