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Keith has $500 in his savings account at the beginning of the summer. He

earns $125 each week working at the local store. He wants to have at least
$700 in his account at the end of the summer. He uses $65 each week for
food and hanging out with his friends. How many weeks will Keith need to
work to reach his goal?

User Injecteer
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Answer:

12

weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

If Keith starts with

$

500

and wants to end with (at least)

$

200

he can withdraw up to

$

500

$

200

=

$

300

If he withdraws

$

25

week

the

$

300

will last

XXX

$

300

$

25

week

=

12

weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

I apologize if this isn't correct, I tried

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