Question

Maisie has saved up $50 to buy concert tickets, but the tickets cost $125. She is able to earn $15 per day by walking her neighbor’s dogs. How many days will Maisie have to walk the dogs to earn enough money to buy the tickets? Let d = the number of days worked. What equation will you use to solve this word problem? What equivalent equation can you write after combining like terms? How many days will Maisie have to walk the dogs?

Answer 1

B, A, C are the answers

Answer 2

15d + 50 = 125

15d = 75

5 days

Explanation:

Her total must equal $125.

She has $50 so far.

50 + _____ = 125

In the blank, we will put what she will earn by walking the dogs.

Each day she will earn $15. In d number of days, she will earn 15d.

The equation is:

50 + 15d = 125

15d + 50 = 125

We can subtract 50 from both sides to get

15d = 75

Now we solve the equation to find the number of days.

We divide both sides by 15.

15d/15 = 75/15

d = 5

She will need to walk the dogs for 5 days.