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your friend saved $180 over the summer but now he is not working and spending $18 a week on snacks. Write an equation using the variable "x" that could be used to solve the amount of weeks he has before he runs out of money?

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Answer:

10 weeks

Explanation:

1 - why would he spend that much on snacks

If he spends 18 a week and he has 180 divide those two and you got your answer!

User PaulVrugt
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The equation is 180 = 18x
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