Question

Ken and Barbie are using money they saved from their summer job. Barbie has $1,500 and is spending $80 per week. Ken starts with $600 and is spending $20 per week. How long will it take for Ken and Barbie to have the same amount of money? Qu He has $35 to spend. He must buy a gift card​

Answer 1

15 weeks

Explanation:

For Barbie, keep subtracting 80 from 1,500 until you get to the lowest amount.

And for Ken, keep subtracting 20 from 600.

Once you are done, you will notice that both Barbie and Ken have $300 at 15 weeks. So your answer is 15.