Question

Sherita's club is selling grapefruit to raise money. For every box they sell, they get $1.35 profit. They have sold 84 boxes already. How many more boxes must they sell to raise $270?

Answer 1

Answer: They must sell 116 more boxes to raise $270.

Solution:

For every box they sell, they get $1.35 profit.

They have sold 84 boxes already, then they have:

$1.35 * 84 = $113.40

They need $270, then they have to sell:

$270-$113.40=$156.60

For every box they sell, they get $1.35 profit, then they need to sell:

$156.60/$1.35=116 more boxes

Check:

116*$1.35=$156.60

84*$1.35=$113.40

$156.60+$113.40=$270.00

Answer 2

116

Explanation:

Profit made on each box of grapefruit sold = $1.35

Number of boxes already sold = 84

Profit already made on 84 boxes = 84 × 1.35 = $113.4

Profit need to be made to reach 270 = 270 - 113.4 = 156.6

To find the number of boxes that Sherita's club still needs to sell to raise the money to $270, we will divide the amount of profit that is to be made by the profit made on each box:

Number of more boxes to be sold = 156.6 / 1.35 = 116

Therefore, the club needs to sell 116 more boxes to raise a total of $270.