Jeremy and Randell are brothers and each are trying to raise money for summer camp. To help Jeremy raise money, his parents told him he could wash each of their cars once a week for $20.00 each. He has already earned $640.00. The football camp that he wants to attend costs $1,469.00. To help Randell raise money, his parents told him he could mow the grass for them and both sets of grandparents once every 2 weeks and earn $28.00 for each lawn he mows. He has already earned $728.00. The lacrosse camp that he wants to attend costs $1,701.00. If Jeremy and Randell each earn enough money to attend the camps of their choice, then from this point on needs to complete more chores than .

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organize your info. Jeremy: 20$/week, 640$ initial, 1469$ final. Randall 28$*3lawns/(2weeks), 728$ initial, 1701 final. set up an equation. You know you are going to need the amount remaining and a relationship between income and weeks.  Randall: 1469-640=(20$/week)*Xweeks. solve for x. do the same for randall and compare the number of weeks.
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