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9:41 AM Tue 9 Jan < 5 TO AOQK D 오 4) Jean earns $15 more than Len in a week. Every week, they will spend $80 on Brawl Stars and save the rest. When Jean saves $120, Len would have saved $75. How much do both of them earn altogether in 4 weeks?​

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Answer:

Let's start by setting up some equations based on the given information.

Let's say that Len earns x dollars in a week. Then we know that Jean earns $15 more than Len, so Jean earns x + 15 dollars in a week.

We also know that each week they spend $80 on Brawl Stars and save the rest. So if they each save s dollars per week, we can set up the following equations:

Jean: x + 15 - 80 = s

Len: x - 80 = s

We also know that when Jean saves $120, Len saves $75. So we can set up another equation based on this information:

(x + 15 - 80) * n = 120

(x - 80) * n = 75

where n is the number of weeks we're considering (in this case, 4).

Now we can solve for x:

(x + 15 - 80) * 4 = 120

-260 + 4x = 120

4x = 380

x = 95

So Len earns $95 per week, and Jean earns $15 more than that, or $110 per week.

We can also solve for s:

Jean: 95 + 15 - 80 = s

s = 30

Len: 95 - 80 = s

s = 15

So each week, Jean saves $30 and Len saves $15.

Finally, we can calculate how much they earn altogether in 4 weeks:

Jean: 4 * 110 = 440

Len: 4 * 95 = 380

Together, they earn $440 + $380 = $820 in 4 weeks.

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