Question

Winston earns $140.00 by selling 56 hotdogs at the school BBQ. If the cost of each hot dog stays the same, how many more hot dogs would Winston need to sell to earn a total of $175.00

Answer 1

Find the price for 1 hotdog:

$140 / 56 = $2.50 per hotdog.

He wants to earn 175 and already earned 140

175 - 140 = 35

He wants to earn $35 more.

Divide the mount he needs to earn by the price of 1 hotdog:

35 / 2.50 = 14

He needs to sell 14 more hotdogs.