Question

alex has $20, and ellen has $12. alex is saving $3 per day, and ellen is saveing $5 per day. after how many days will alex and ellen have the same amount of money

Answer 1

@texaschic101
please help

Answer 2

Alex - 20
^ Saves 3 dollars per Day
Ellen - 12
^ Saves 5 dollars per Day

Alex ----> 20 + 3x
Ellen -----> 12 + 5x

Answer 3

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Answer 4

set those two equations equal to each other

Answer 5

^

Answer 6

20 + 3x = 12 + 5x ----> 3x + 20 = 5x + 12 -----> (3x + 20) + (-20 - 5x) = (5x + 12) + (-20 - 5x)
Thus - x = 4

Answer 7

20 + 3x = 12 + 5x
20 - 12 = 5x - 3x
8 = 2x
8/2 = x
4 = x
I completely agree with charlotte :)

Answer 8

wait...you got a -x ??

Answer 9

@texaschic101 *-*

Answer 10

@texaschic101 No no LOL
A Dash - xD

Answer 11

ok....that makes more sense...lol

Answer 12

My bad LOL

Answer 13

thanks

Answer 14

sure thing :) thats what we are here for

Answer 15

No problem! @NaomiBell1997