Question

Wei has $150.00 to make a garland using 60-cent balloons. He wants to purchase 100 blue balloons and some number of white balloons. He learns that the white balloons are on sale for half price. He writes and solves an equation to find the number of white balloons he can purchase.

Which models can be used to solve the problem?

Answer 1

The answer to this question is C

Explanation:

Answer 2

300 balloons

Explanation:

Wei has $150.00 to make a garland using 60-cent balloons.

60 cents = $0.60

He wants to purchase 100 blue balloons = 0.60 × 100

He learns that the white balloons are on sale for half price, so the price of white balloons = 0.60/2

Let the number of white balloons be w.

Now the equation will be

`(0.60* 100)+((0.6)/(2)w)=$150`

60 + 0.30w = 150

0.30w = 150 - 60

0.30w = 90

w =
`(90)/(0.30)`

w = 300

Wei can buy 300 white balloons.