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A construction crew is below ground working on a foundation for a new apartment building.

They are currently 41 feet below street level, but the final building will be 503 feet tall.

Assuming they can build 34 more feet per week, w, how many weeks will it take them to finish?

The following equation represents the situation: −41+34w=503

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w equals 71.8571429 :)
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