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Joe has $50 in his lunch account and spends $3 each day. Renee has $30 in her lunch account and spends $2 each day. After how many days will the balance in Joe's account be less than the balance in Renee's account

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Explanation:

1) set up the equation, in this case, it would be like 50-3x< 30-2x?

2) solve for x

3) answer is 20 days when Joe's account will be less than Renee's

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