Question

the total cost for a week at camp is $220. You have $140. You earn $16 for every item you sell in a fundraiser. How many items do you need to sell to pay for a week at camp?

Answer 1

5 times,

220 - 140 = 80

80 divided by 16 equals 5.

to double check, you can do 5 x 16 to get 80.

Answer 2

You need to sell 5 items in order to pay for a week at camp.

Explanation:

The total cost for a week at camp = $220

You have = $140 and you earn $16 for even item you sell.

Let "x" be the number of items to be sell.

16x + 140 = 220

Let's solve for x.

Subtract 140 from both sides,

16x + 140 - 140 = 220 - 140

16x = 80

Divide both sides by 16.

`(16x)/(16) = (80)/(16)`

x = 5

So, you need to sell 5 items in order to pay for a week at camp.