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Ryan volunteered to spend 80 hours working at a nature center. He has already worked for 10 hours and plans to work 3.5 hours each week. Solve the equation 3.5w+10=80 to find how many more weeks w it will take Ryan to complete his hours.

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3.5x+10=80
Subtract 10 from both sides
3.5x=80
X= 22.8
The answer is 23 weeks
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