SOLUTION: Can you help me solve this word problem? “Marie is worried about spending all of her paycheck. She is spending at a constant rate, and after 14 days, she has $82 left. After 2

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Question 1185308: Can you help me solve this word problem?
“Marie is worried about spending all of her paycheck. She is spending at a constant rate, and after 14 days, she has $82 left. After 21 days, she has $32 left. When will Marie run out of money?” If you begin to solve this word problem, what would you first need to find? Graph this scenario, as well as calculate the solution algebraically.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Points (x,y) for linear given points (14,82) and (21,32).

The equation for the line may begin as y-32=%28%2832-82%29%2F%2821-14%29%29%28x-21%29. You can find the rest of the way through...