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Steven wants to buy a $500 bicycle. Steven has no money saved, but will be able to deposit $45 into a savings account when he receives his paycheck each Friday. However, before Steven can buy the bike, he must give his sister $85 that he owes her. For how many weeks will Steven need to deposit money into his savings account before he can pay back his sister and buy the bike? 15 weeks 11 weeks 17 weeks 13 weeks

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It would be 13 weeks two weeks to pay off the money then $5 from those two paychecks 11 weeks for him to deposit $500 and buy the bike
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