Andre wants to save $40 to buy a gift for his dad. andre's neighbor will pay him weekly to mow the lawn, but andre always gives a $2 donation to the food bank in weeks when he earns money. andre calculates that it will take him 5 weeks to earn the money for his dad gift. how much does andre's neighbor pay him each week to mow the lawn?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the amount that Andre's neighbor pay him each week to mow the lawn.

Andre always gives a $2 donation to the food bank in weeks when he earns money. Since it will take him 5 weeks to earn the money for his dad's gift, his total donation for 5 weeks will be 2×5 = $10

Andre wants to save $40 to buy a gift for his dad. It means that the amount that he gets paid for mowing the lawn - his total donations in 5 weeks = the amount that he wants to save. Therefore,

x - 10 = 40

x = 40 + 10 = $50

x ≥ 18 is your answer

step-by-step explanation:

let "a number" = x

(2/3)x + 17 ≥ 29

isolate the variable (x). do the opposite of pemdas (parenthesis, exponent (& root), multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

first, subtract 17 from both sides.

(2/3)x + 17 (-17) ≥ 29 (-17)

(2/3)x ≥ 29 - 17

(2/3)x ≥ 12

next, multiply 3/2 to both sides to isolate the x

(3/2)(2/3)x ≥ 12(3/2)

x ≥ 12(3/2)

simplify. multiply, then divide

x ≥ (12 * 3)/2

x ≥ (36)/2

x ≥ 18

x ≥ 18 is your answer

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