document.write( "Question 1117357: Olivia's allowance is $1.20 per week. Colton's is 25 cents per day. If they save both of their allowances together, how long will they have to save before they can get a model car set that costs $23.60? \n" ); document.write( "

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With W being the number of weeks, the correct equation is: 1.2W + 7(.25)W = 23.60 ====> 1.2W + 1.75W = 23.6
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document.write( "Solve this for W, the number of weeks. You should get 8. \n" );
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