SOLUTION: kyle has $ 75. in his savings account and saves an additional $5 per week. Ricky has $30 in his savings account and saves an additional $10 per week. In how many weeks will they b
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Question 929726: kyle has $ 75. in his savings account and saves an additional $5 per week. Ricky has $30 in his savings account and saves an additional $10 per week. In how many weeks will they both have the same amount of money in their Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! kyle has $ 75. in his savings account and saves an additional $5 per week.
K(x) = 75+5x
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Ricky has $30 in his savings account and saves an additional $10 per week. R(x) = 30+10x
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In how many weeks will they both have the same amount of money?
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Solve:
75+5x = 30+10x
45 = 5x
x = 9 weeks
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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