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The vice-president of a bank earns $1635 per week. This is $55 more than two times the weekly wage of a bank manager. Write an equation and a solution that show the weekly wage of a bank manager.
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The vice-president of a bank earns $1635 per week. This is $55 more than two times the weekly wage of a bank manager. Write an equation and a solution that show the weekly wage of a bank manager.

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Vice president's salary = 2*(Bank manager's salary) + 55

Plug in the values: 1635 = 2x + 55

Subtract 55 from both sides: 1580 = 2x

Divide by 2: x = $790
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