Reb earns $1,000 per week as a fishing guide in Texas.With this money he buys fishing lures and steaks.Lures cost $5 each,steaks cost $10 each.If Reb purchases 124 lures per week,how many steaks can he buy?

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Since Reb earns $1,000 per week, his weekly expenses on lures would be:
$5/lure * 124 lures = $620
This leaves him with $1,000 - $620 = $380 to spend on steaks.
The number of steaks he can buy is:
$380 ÷ $10/steak = 38 steaks

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