Every week, Richard earns $16 less than Andy. Each of them spends $48 per week on food and saves the rest. When Andy has saved $144, Richard has only saved $64.

Question

Every week, Richard earns $16 less than Andy. Each of them spends $48 per week on food and saves the rest. When Andy has saved $144, Richard has only saved $64.
(a) How long does Andy take to save $144?
(b) What is Richard's weekly earnings?

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(a) Andy takes 9 weeks to save $144. (b) Richard's weekly earnings are $8.