Matthew Soon's answer to Candy's Primary 5 Maths Whole Numbers Singapore question.

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Matthew Soon
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Each week,

Richard earns: x
Andy earns: x + 16

Richard saves: x - 48
Andy saves: x + 16 - 48 = x - 32

The difference between their weekly savings = 16

Since the current given difference between their savings is 144 - 64 = 80, the number of weeks will be (80/16) = 5 weeks.

Answer for part (i) is 5 weeks.