Question

Jeff is a popcorn vendor at the Linc. He is paid $50.00 for a game, plus $1.50 for each box of popcorn sold (X). If at the end of the night, he has made $182.00, how many boxed os popcorn did he sell?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} \text{earned money=50+1.5x} \\ So, \\ 182=50+1.5x \\ 1.5x=182-50 \\ 1.5x=132 \\ x=(132)/(1.5)=88\text{ packets of popcorn.} \end{gathered}`