Will wants to have more than $500 by the end of the summer. He already has $84, and he can work for 8 weeks over the summer. Will gets paid the same amount each week.
Which of the following represents the amount of money he must earn each week?

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Will wants to have more than $500 by the end of the summer. He already has $84, and he can work for 8 weeks over the summer. Will gets paid the same amount each week.
Which of the following represents the amount of money he must earn each week?

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benlindquist · Answer

x ≥ $63

benlindquist · Answer

how would you figure these out?

the_ocean_girl · Answer

Okay so we know he already has 84 (+84) and he wants more than 500 over the next 8 weeks ($$x \ge 500$$) and x is how much he needs to earn weekly. Now put it all together

the_ocean_girl · Answer

it would be $$8x+84>500$$ 
now solve for x

benlindquist · Answer

x ≥ $63

anonymous · Answer

He needs 416 and there is 8 weeks to do it. So 416 divided by 8

the_ocean_girl · Answer

exactly!