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Alex has $20 and Ellen has $12 Alex saving three dollars per day and Ellen is saving five dollars per day after how many days will Alex and Ellen have the same amount of money
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Alex has $20 and Ellen has $12 Alex saving three dollars per day and Ellen is saving five dollars per day after how many days will Alex and Ellen have the same amount of money

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3x+20=5x+12
-3x -3x
20= 2x +12
-12 -12
8=2x
Divide both sides by two
4=x
It will take four days (this is how to solve algebraically)
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