Question

Pam is having a yard sale. For each​ item, she is asking for two-fifths of the price for which she bought the item. Write an equation for the​ situation, where y is the price she is asking and x is the original price of the item.

Answer 1

The equation is 2x = 5y

Explanation:

From the question, we are told that what is asked is 2/5 of the price for which each of the items are bought

y is the asking price, x is the original

Mathematically,

that would be;

y = 2/5 * x

y = 2x/5

Thus;

2x = 5y