document.write( "Question 1172832: A prom ticket at Iona Prep is $220. Jake (if he can get a date!) is going to
\n" ); document.write( "save money for the ticket by walking his neighbor’s dog for $12 per week. If
\n" ); document.write( "Jake already has saved $42, what is the minimum number of weeks Jack
\n" ); document.write( "must walk the dog to earn enough to pay for the prom ticket? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #797944 by mahikab(11) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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We can first start off by subtracting $42 from $220, to find how much money he needs to save up.
\n" ); document.write( "220-42= $178
\n" ); document.write( "Now, since we know that he gets $12 dollars a week from walking his neighbor's dog, we divide the total of $178, by $12 to see how many weeks he needs to work in order to reach his goal of $178.
\n" ); document.write( "178/12 = 14.83
\n" ); document.write( "Since we know he can't work for 0.83 of a week, and since we know the minimum to earn $178 would talk 14.83 weeks, we round our answer up to 15 weeks, since that will guarantee the money we need. \n" ); document.write( "

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