James earned a total of $100 last week. This total was $4 less than eight times the amount he earned last week. How much money did James earn last week? arront Annor:
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Let the money earned by James last week be x
Money earned by James this week = $100
Then, according to question
8x - 4 = 100
8x = 104
x = 104/8
x = 13
So, James earned $13 last week