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The amount of money that is left in a medical savings account is expressed by the equation y = negative 24 x + 379, where x represents the number of weeks and y represents the amount of money, in dollars, that is left in the account. After how many weeks will the account have $67 left in it?

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13 weeks

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User Matthiasmullie
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67 = -24x + 379\\

Subtract 379 from both sides.

that gives us:
-312 = -24x

divide both sides by -24 which equals: x = 13.

13 weeks

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