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Melanie found a blueprint online for a toothpick sculpture she wanted to make. It requires 200 toothpicks. Melanie’s mom puts toothpicks in her sandwiches when she serves them for lunch. Melanie started saving them and has saved 10 toothpicks each week for the past 12 weeks. If she continues saving toothpicks at the same rate, how many more weeks will it take her to collect 200 toothpicks?
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How many toothpicks has Melanie saved? ** Melanie has already saved 10 toothpicks x 12 weeks = <<10*12=120>>120 toothpicks.
How many more toothpicks does Melanie need? ** She needs to save 200 – 120 = <<200-120=80>>80 more toothpicks to reach her goal.
How many more weeks will it take her to collect 200 toothpicks? ** She'll have 80 toothpicks / 10 each week = in <<80/10=8>>8 more weeks.
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