Question

The World Issues club has decided to donate 60% of all their fundraising activities this year to Stephen Lewis Foundation. This foundation was created to help ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Lewis, a Canadian, works for the United Nations trying to determine ways to stop the spread of this deadly disease from crippling an entire continent. [ /6A] Choose a variable to represent the money earned during fundraising activities and the revenue generated for the foundation. [1A] Use these variables to create an equation that will determine the amount of money the foundation will receive. [1A] In their latest bake sale, the club raised $72. Calculate the amount the foundation will receive. [2A] At the end of the year, the World Issues Club mailed a cheque to the foundation for $850. How much money did they fundraise in total? [2A]

Answer 1

y=0.6x

(a)$43.20

(b)$1416.67

Step-by-step explanation:

Let:

• The amount raised during fundraising activities= m
• The amount the foundation will receive =n

The club donates 60% to the foundation.

Therefore, the amount of money the foundation will receive

n=60% of m

n=0.6m

(a) If the club raised $72

m=$72

n=0.6*72

The amount of money the foundation will receive, n=$43.20

(b)If the foundation received a cheque of $850

n=$850

Therefore:

850=0.6m

m=850/0.6

m=$1416.67

The club raised $1416.67 in total for the year