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