document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853440>Question 853440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 160 dollars and you receive 7 dollars a week.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your friend has 210 dollars and he receives 5 dollars a week.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many weeks would it take you for you and your friend to have the same amount of money?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #514096 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=514096\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're trying to find the equality, so set the values against each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let X be the number of weeks until equality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 + 7x = 210 + 5x (what you receive set against what he receives)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 160 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 50 + 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 5x from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It will take 25 weeks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let's prove this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 25 weeks, you will have $7 * 25 = $175 + the 160 you started with = $335<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 25 weeks, your friend will have $5 * 25 = 125 + the 210 he started with = $335<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Success! </SPAN>\n" );
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