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Tim spend half of his allowance going to the movies he washed the family car and earned 7 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with 17 dollars

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User Ragster
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Set up an equation: 1/2x+7=17
Simplify: 1/2x=10
x=20

His weekly allowance is $20
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User Datasert
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17.50 it is because if you take 7 x 5 35 then divide by 2
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User Helge Klein
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