SOLUTION: kevin put $12 a week into his piggy bank. after a few months he took out $65 which left $139 in the piggy bank write and solve an equation to determine the number of weeks kevin pu
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Question 981735: kevin put $12 a week into his piggy bank. after a few months he took out $65 which left $139 in the piggy bank write and solve an equation to determine the number of weeks kevin put into his piggy bank before taking any out Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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A=amount left in bank; T=amount taken out of bank; W=number of weeks put in
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For A=$139; T=$65:
W=(A+T)/($12/wk)
W=($139+$65)/($12/wk)
W=$204/($12/wk)
W=17 ANSWER: Kevin had been putting in 17 weeks before taking any out.
