Question

Tony ran laps around a track to raise money for a hospital. Tony raised $15 plus $1.50 per lap that he ran. He raised a total of $255.00. Let x represent the number of laps Tony ran. What expression completes the equation to determine the total number of laps Tony ran? How many laps did Tony run?

Answer 1

the equation might be $15+(x times $1.50). The answer will be worked out by taking $15 from $255 then divide the rest by $1.50.

Answer 2

Find out the how many laps did Tony run .

To prove

As given

Tony ran laps around a track to raise money for a hospital.

Tony raised $15 plus $1.50 per lap that he ran.

He raised a total of $255.00

Let x represent the number of laps Tony ran

Than the equation becomes in the form

15 + 1.50 × x = 255.00

on simplify

15 + 1.50x = 255

1.50x = 255 -15

1.50x = 240

`x = (240)/(1.50)`

x = 160

Therefore the number of laps Tony runs be 160 .

Hence proved