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Ava and Addison are saving for a new cell phone. Ava is starting with $100 and adding $5 each week. Addison is starting with $200 and adding $4 each week. Write and solve a system that can be used to find out after how many weeks Ava and Addison will have the same amount of money saved!

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Answer:

it takes 90 weeks for them to have the same amount of money saved which would be 600 dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

100 Addison 200 Ava

1. 10 weeks= $50 1. 10 weeks= $40

2. 10 weeks= $50 2. 10 weeks= $40

3. 10 weeks= $50 3. 10 weeks= $40

4. 10 weeks= $50 4. 10 weeks= $40

5. 10 weeks= $50 5. 10 weeks= $40

6. 10 weeks= $50 6. 10 weeks= $40

7. 10 weeks= $50 7. 10 weeks= $40

8. 10 weeks= $50 8. 10 weeks= $40

9. 10 weeks= $50 9. 10 weeks= $40

Equals $600 Equals $600

Hope this helps took me some time!

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