SOLUTION: Sarah has $400 in her savings and has to pay $15 each month to her parents for her cell phone. Dave has $50 and is saving $20 each month from his job. How many months until Dave an
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Question 1078114: Sarah has $400 in her savings and has to pay $15 each month to her parents for her cell phone. Dave has $50 and is saving $20 each month from his job. How many months until Dave and Sarah have the same amount of money? Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 400-15x = 50+20x
350 = 35x
35x = 350
x = 350/35 = 10 months
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check:
400-15(10) = 50+20(10)
250 = 250 Correct
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Happy learning,
john
