Question

Jacob has $200 to spend on STAR WARS toys. He already purchased $75 on vehicles and new action figures will cost him $8 each. How many action figures will Jacob be able to purchase?

The number that will get the VARIABLE is
. The number that represents the TOTAL is
. The number that WILL NOT get the variable is
. The equation to represent the number of action figures he can purchase is

Answer 1

15 action figures

Explanation:

Jacob had $200 to start off with. He spent $75 on vehicles, so we are going to subtract $75 from $200

200 - 75 = 125

He had $125 left. From the money he has left, he wants to purchase more toys. Action figures are $8 each. We will need to find how many action figures he can buy with the rest of his money. To do that, we will divide $125 by $8

125/8 = 15.625

He can buy 15 action figures with his remaining money. He will have remaining change.

I think the equation is:

8x + 125 = 200

8 gets the variable, 200 is the total, and 125 will not get the variable.