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Joey earns $12 an hour. Blake earns $16 per hour. Joey receives a raise of $1.50 every six months, and Blake receives a raise of $0.50 every six months.. Which equation can be used to find x, the number of six month intervals it will take Joey to earn hourly the same as Blake?

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*12 + 1.5x = 16 + 0.50x*

That's the answer, since I'm late.

This is correct because when setting up this sentence as an equation, you need to look at the numbers and how they're used. There are independents and dependents.

indep.:

12,16

dep.:

1.50,0.50

Furthermore, there are 1 of each on both sides of the equation, match them from the equation by name and you get the answer.

Answer: 12 + 1.5x = 16 + 0.50x  C

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