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A store has 2000 grocery bags to give away as part of its grand opening. The store is handing out 150 bags per hour. In how many hours will the store have 950 bags remaining? Write an equation that represents this scenario. Then solve.

User Daniel Wyatt
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Answer:

7 hrs

Explanation:

2000 grocery bags

Let x be the number of hours

If they're handing out 150 bags per hour, then 150x would be the amount given out in x hrs.

Since we want to get 950 bags left over a certain number of hrs, make this equation and solve:

950=2000-150x

150x=1050

x=7

User Nabizan
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Answer:

13.3 repeated

Explanation:

You need to take 2000 and divide it by 15. Then your answer will come.

*13.3*

User Guo Luchuan
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