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Jake is saving for a new tablet. It costs $250, and he has $100. He earns $5 per week for doing chores. Jake wants to figure out how many weeks it will take for him to have at least enough money to buy a new tablet. Write an inequality and solve it to determine the number of weeks it will take.

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Answer: 250 ≤ 100+5x

150≤5x divide by 5

30≤x

It will take 30 weeks to earn enough.

Explanation:

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