Question

Leticia earns $8 each time she wrecks the yard she has earned $24 so far let m equal how many more times she needs to rake and symbols to the equation below and solve it to find how many more times Leticia needs to rake the yard to earn enough to buy a music player that cost $45

Answer 1

24 + 8m = 45

8m is the amount she will earn when she wrecks teh yard m times

subtract 24 from both sides

8m = 45 - 24

8m = 21

Divide both sides by 8

m = 21/8

= 2.625

By approximation, she must wreck the yard 3 more times to have enough to buy the music player