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Lakelyn borrows 2 books from the library every week. After a number of weeks, she has borrowed 26 books. So far, Lakelyn has borrowed 26 books. How many weeks has she been borrowing books? Use w = the number of weeks.

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Final answer:

Lakelyn has been borrowing books for 13 weeks, as determined by dividing the total number of books borrowed, 26, by the number of books borrowed per week, 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lakelyn borrows 2 books from the library every week and after a certain number of weeks, she has borrowed a total of 26 books. To determine the number of weeks w she has been borrowing books, we can set up an equation. Since she borrows 2 books each week, we multiply the number of weeks by 2 to find the total number of books she would have borrowed after those weeks.

The equation is: 2w = 26

To find w, we need to solve for it:

Divide both sides of the equation by 2:

w = 26 / 2

w = 13

Therefore, Lakelyn has been borrowing books for 13 weeks.

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