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You want to buy a pet lizard that costs $57. You already have $18 and you

plan to save $8 per week. If w represents the number of weeks until you
have enough money to buy the lizard, what equation could you use to find
the value of w?

User Arth
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Answer:

8w + 18 = 57

bonus answer: w = 4.875 or 5 weeks

Explanation:

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