Question

Traci collects donations for a dance marathon. One group of sponsors will donate a total of $15 for each hour she dances. Another group of sponsors will donate $110 no matter how long she dances. What number of hours should Traci dance if she wants to raise at least $500?

Answer 1

she will need to dance for 26 hours

Explanation:

500=15(26)+110

Answer 2

26 hours

Explanation:

One group will donate $15 per hour, while the other is offering a flat sum of $110. She wants $500, so we can set up the equation

15x + 110 = 500 (with x being the number of hours Traci dances). You subtract 110 from 500 to isolate the variable with its coefficient, resulting in

15x = 390 . Then, dividing 390 by 15 to get x by itself, the answer of 26 hours is found.