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week for doing the dishes and spends $3 on ice-cream. Which equation can be used to find how many weeks it will take him to save enough money For the video game?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Chapter7: Applying Fractions

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1. Joshua is saving to buy a video game that costs $72. He earns $12 per
week for doing the dishes and spends $3 on ice-cream. Which equation
can be used to find how many weeks it will take him to save enough money
for the video game? *
O 72 ÷ (12 -3) = 8 weeks
O 72 x (12 - 3) = 648 weeks
72 ÷ (12 + 3) = 4.8 weeks
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72 (12 - 3) = 3 weeks
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