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On the first day of the year you have $700 in your bank account you spend $35 per week your friend starts the year with 450 in his bank account he said to $15 per week solve the equation 700-35W equals 450+15 W to find out how many weeks W it will take for you and your friend to have the same amount of money in your bank account

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Put the two expressions 700-35w and 450+15w on either side of an equal sign. Solve.
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700 - 35W = 450 + 15W
+35W +35W
700 = 450 + 50W
-450 -450
350 = 50W

7 = W

It will take 7 weeks for their bank accounts to be the same.

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