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Kayla is running for charity. Her dad pledges to give her $0.50 per mile she runs. Her mom pledges to give her a flat donation of $5. How many miles will Kayla have to run to get the same donation from both parents?

User AdityaDees
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Answer:

!0 miles

Explanation:

User Bery
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Answer:

10 miles

Explanation:

Let m represent the number of miles Kayla runs. We want to find m such that ...

0.50m = 5.00

Divide by the coefficient of m:

m = 5.00/0.50 = 10

Kayla has to run 10 miles to get the same donation from both parents.

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