Question

5 Helga signs up to coach hockey. She

wants to make at least $775 during the
season. She gets $200 at the start of the
season and $50 for each practice session
she has. How many practice sessions
does Helga need to have this season?

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 12 practice sessions

Explanation:

You can represent the word problem in this equation: 200+50x<775 OR 200+50x=775

If you subtract 200 from 775, you’ll be left with: 50x=575

Count by fifties until you get to 575. You’ll notice that 50 doesn’t go into 575 evenly! However, this won’t matter, because Helga wants to make AT LEAST 775. So you can round up to 12 practices instead of 11, which will equal 800 dollars instead of 750.