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Juan weighs 120 pounds and is gaining ten pounds each month. Kareem weighs 150 pounds and is gaining 4 pounds each month. How many months, m, will it take for Juan to weigh the same as Kareem?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

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Section2.3: Rules For Addition

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