Question

Jeremy’s Boy Scout troop earns money by collecting pop cans. His grandparents have saved 124 cans, his cousin saved him 68 cans, and the local cafe saves him 65 cans a day. How many days until he has saved 1,102 cans total? (Write and solve an equation).

Answer 1

Answer:14 days

Explanation:

1. Using the given numbers create an equation

124+68+65x=1102

2. SImplify the equation by adding like terms

192+65x=1102

3. Subtract 192 from both sides of the equation to leave X by itself

192 + 65x = 1102

-192 -192

65x=910

4. Divide both sides of the equation by 65 to get your answer of 14

65x = 910

65 910

x=14