SOLUTION: Jack has $50 in the bank and is saving $30 per week. Tom currently has no money but starts saving $40 per week. How many weeks will it take for jack and tom to have saved the same

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Question 1071546: Jack has $50 in the bank and is saving $30 per week. Tom currently has no money but starts saving $40 per week. How many weeks will it take for jack and tom to have saved the same amount of money? Write and solve a system of equations to answer the problem.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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50+30x = 40x
x = 5