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Kelsey has 8$ in her pocket. She just got a job doing a simple paper route that makes her 6$ a day. She is looking to buy a new bike for 380$. How many days will Kelsey have to work to save enough money for the bike?Create a table of values and an equation to solve the problem.

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8+6x=380

-8 -8

6x=372

divide by 6 on both sides

x=300/6+72/6

x=50+12

x=62

ANSWER: 62 days

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