Question

The Chess Club wants to raise a total of $150 for a group trip.

They earn $1.25 for each box of pies they sell. They have
already made $16.25. Which equation could be used to find
how many more boxes of pies they must sell?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The number of boxes of pies that the Chess Club must sell to reach their goal of $150 can be represented by the variable x. We can create the following equation to represent this relationship:

1.25x + 16.25 = 150

To find the number of boxes of pies that the Chess Club must sell, we can solve this equation by subtracting 16.25 from both sides and then dividing both sides by 1.25:

1.25x = 150 - 16.25

1.25x = 133.75

x = 133.75 / 1.25

x = 107.

Therefore, the Chess Club must sell 107 more boxes of pies to reach their goal of $150.