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Marshall is selling raffle tickets to raise money. he wants to raise $1000. he already has $200 in donations, and each ticket will raise $2. how many tickets must marshall sell to reach his goal?

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2x + 200 = 1000
2x = 1000 - 200
2x = 800
x = 800/2
x = 400...he must sell 400 tickets to reach his goal
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