Question

Daniela sells handmade purses for $22. She

makes $15 after expenses for each purse she
sells. She has $71 in the bank. How many
purses will she need to sell in order to have a
total of $161 in the bank?

Answer 1

6 purses

Explanation

1. Subtract 71 from 161 as that's how much Daniela needs to make to have 161, which is 90

2. Divide 15 by 90 as 15 is the profit, so the answer would be the amount of purses she needs to sell, then you get 6

Check

6 times 15, 90

71 + 90 = 161