SOLUTION: You have $160 and save $7 per week. your friend has $210 and saves $5 per week . After how many weeks will each of you have saved the same amount of money?

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Question 399007: You have $160 and save $7 per week. your friend has $210 and saves $5 per week . After how many weeks will each of you have saved the same amount of money?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
160+7x=210+5x
7x-5x=210-160
2x=50
x=50/2
x=25 years ans. for the number of years to have equal money.
Proof:
160+7*25=210+5*25
160+175=210+125
335=335