Moe and larry need to raise $200 for band trip. Moe has $35 in savings and earns $20 a week at job. Larry has $60 in savings and earns $10 a week at his job. Use two methods to determine the time in weeks when moe and larry will have same amount in savings accounts

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Dwayne Vaughan

11 July, 13:28

Moe and larry need to raise $200 for band trip. Moe has $35 in savings and earns $20 a week at job. Larry has $60 in savings and earns $10 a week at his job. Use two methods to determine the time in weeks when moe and larry will have same amount in savings accounts

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Amiya Anthony · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of weeks that it will take Moe and larry to have the same amount in their savings accounts.

Moe has $35 in savings and earns $20 a week at job. This means that the total amount that Moe would have in his account in x weeks is

20x + 35

Larry has $60 in savings and earns $10 a week at his job. This means that the total amount that Larry would have in his account in x weeks is

10x + 60

For the amount in both accounts to be the same, the number of weeks would be

20x + 35 = 10x + 60

20x - 10x = 60 - 35

10x = 25

x = 25/10 = 2.5 weeks