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Jada and jack are each working during the summer to earn money in addition to their weekly allowance, and they are saving all their money. Jada earns $9 an hour at her job and her allowance is $8 per week. And Jack earns $7.50 an hour and his allowance is $16 per week. How many hours do Jada and Jack need to work in order to save the same amount of money in one week?

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They would both need to work 5.3333 hours.
8+9x=16+7.5x
9x=8+7.5x
1.5x=8
x=8/1.5
or 5.3333
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