SOLUTION: Mellisa’s grandmother gave her $50 for her birthday. Melissa also saved $20 each week of her own money for vacation. She knows she will need $500 for vacation. How many weeks wil
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Question 1133523: Mellisa’s grandmother gave her $50 for her birthday. Melissa also saved $20 each week of her own money for vacation. She knows she will need $500 for vacation. How many weeks will it take her to have enough money for vacation? Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let n be the number of weeks Melissa needs to work
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20n +50 = 500
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20n = 450
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n = 22.5
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Melissa needs to work 23 weeks
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