Question

Noah has collected $50 by selling lemonade and muffins. He sold $10 worth of muffins. He sold each cup of

lemonade for $2. How many cups of lemonade did he sell?
Choose the correct equation.
a. 2x-10-50
b. 2x+10=50
c. 2x+50=10
d. 10x+2=50

Answer 1

Answer is b
Explanation
When writing equations you need to add 10
Your constant for lampung of each cup of lemonade
Then you get 2x because you don’t how many cups are sold. When solving equation, first subtract 10 from 50 to get 40
Next divide 40 by 2 to get 20
So 20 cups of lemonade was sold