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Jared bought a new amplifier for his guitar by borrowing the money from his mom. The amplifier cost $235. Jared is paying his mom back $18 each week. If Jared still owes his mom $73, how many weeks has he been paying her back?

Jared has already paid his mother the following sum of money:

235 - 18 = 217
235 - 73 = 162
73 + 18 = 91

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9 weeks
235-73=162 (162 is the amount he has paid)
162/18=9( he has been paying his mom for 9 weeks
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