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Problem
Chandler wants to buy a 
mountain bike. For his birthday, his grandparents
send him 
, his aunt sends him 
and his cousin gives him 
. He earns
per week for his paper route. He will use all of his birthday money and all
of the money he earns from his paper route. In how many weeks will he be able
to buy the mountain bike?
Solution
Let 
be the number of weeks.
Thus, we have the equation 
.
Simplify,
The answer is 
See Also
| 2007 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
