Question

Chloe wants to earn money at home to buy something at the store the easiest way possible. She could feed the dog for 30 dollars a week or she could ask her grandma for $48 and walk the dog for $22 dollars a week. She wants to know out of curiosity how many weeks would it take to earn the same amount of money for both tasks??

Answer 1

It would take 6 weeks for her to earn the same amount of money for both tasks.

Explanation:

We can use the equation 30x = 22x + 48 to help us answer this question.

x = # of weeks

($)30 x 6(weeks) = ($)180

($)22 x 6(weeks) + ($)48 = ($)180

so at 6 weeks, Chloe earns the same amount of money for both tasks.

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