Question

Ronny is selling coffee mugs for $5.00. So far, he has earned $450.00. Ronny needs to earn more than $630.00 in order to meet his sales goal. How many more coffee mugs, x, does Ronny need to sell in order to reach his sales goal?

Answer 1

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Answer:

36

Explanation:

The equation for Ronny's total sales can be written as ...

450 +5x = 630 . . . . . where x is the number of additional mugs to be sold

5x = 180 . . . . . . . subtract 450

x = 36 . . . . . divide by 5

Ronny needs to sell 36 more coffee mugs to reach his sales goal.