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15 April, 09:01

3) Both Sabrina and Rex are saving money for a big purchase. Sabrina currently

(week 0) has $112 saved, and Rex has $84 saved. Sabrina saves $10 each week

and Rex saves $15 each week. After how many weeks will Rex have more money

saved than Sabrina?

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  1. 15 April, 09:05
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    Approx 6 weeks

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Represent Sabrina's savings by S (w) = $112 + ($10/wk) w, and

    Rex's by R (w) = $84 + ($15/wk) w.

    Equate these to determine the number of weeks it will take for their respective savings to become equal:

    $112 + ($10/wk) w = $84 + ($15/wk) w

    first, combine the constant dollar amounts:

    $112 - $84 + ($10/wk) w = ($5/wk) w

    next, subtract ($5/wk) w from both sides, obtaining:

    $28 = ($5/wk) w

    Finally, divide both sides by ($5/wk) w, obtaining:

    w = 5.6 weeks

    Thus, the answer here is that Rex will have more money saved than Sabrina after 5.6 weeks; we could round that off to 6 weeks.
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