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(2) You have $20 and are able to save $15.50 a month. Your friend has $88 and is able to save $7 a month. Enter the number of months it will take for you and your friend to save the same amount of money.​

User Breq
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Answer:

8 months is the answer.

Explanation:

20 + (15.50 x 8) = 144

88 + (7 x 8) = 144

How I found the answer was by plugging in numbers where 8 was until they both matched.

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