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Tom has a goal of saving enough money to buy a new set of rims for his car. Tom makes $7.50 an hour take home pay at his job working 15 hours per week. If the rims that Tom wants cost $900, how long will it take Tom to achieve his goal?

a.
6 weeks
b.
7 weeks
c.
8 weeks
d.
9 weeks

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7.50x=900 x÷15= the number of weeks (round up)
User Yitong Zhou
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It'll take Tom 8 weeks (:
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