Question

Please help! Billy just received $10 for his birthday and immediately spent $2.50 on a pack of baseball cards. He then wants to buy some boxes of candy that cost $1.50 each.

If Billy has $7.50 remaining, which of the following equations will give you the number of boxes, x, that Billy could buy?

Answer 1

1.5x = 7.5 (a)

Explanation:

If Billy has $7.50 remaining, then he can buy x no. of boxes.

Each box costs $1.50

So, 1.5x = 7.5