document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1111009>Question 1111009</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One person owes $200 and pays back $5 per week. Another person has no money and borrows $15 per week. When will both people have the same amount of money (or debt)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One person's debt is getting smaller by $5 a week; the other person's is getting larger by $15 a week.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between the amounts of the two debts is changing by $20 a week.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since the difference in the two debt amounts in the beginning was $200, the number of weeks it will take for the two debts to be equal is 200/20 = 10. </SPAN>\n" );
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