document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #153675 by scott8148(6628) You can put this solution on YOUR website! June has 30 days\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Siggy accrues 6 nuts per day, above the 14 he eats\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let x=\"days collecting\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "nuts accrued ___ 6x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "nuts needed to end of month ___ 14(30 - x)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6x = 420 - 14x ___ 20x = 420 ___ x = 21 \n" ); document.write( " |