Hugo decided to pay $2 a week to his brother to buy a bicycle. The equation y – 10 = –2(x – 10) models the amount of money he ow

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Hugo decided to pay $2 a week to his brother to buy a bicycle. The equation y – 10 = –2(x – 10) models the amount of money he ow

es for the bike, where x is the number of weeks and y is the amount of money he still needs to pay. How much did the bicycle cost? $ After how many weeks will Hugo finish paying for the bike?

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aev [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-25T01:18:25+03:00

aev [14]2 years ago

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The bicycle costs $30 and Hugo finishes paying after 15 weeks. When he has paid for the bike, y=0 because he owes nothing. So -10=-2x+20, 2x=30, x=15. And the cost of the bike is 2×15=$30.

beks73 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-25T03:38:30+03:00

beks73 [17]2 years ago

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the first one is 30

the second one is 15