Question

Item 11

You make $0.75 for every newspaper you sell. Write and solve an equation to find how many newspapers n you have to sell to buy the soccer cleats.
An equation is
=36.

You have to sell
newspapers.

Answer 1

0.75x=36

x=48

You need to sell 48 newspapers.

Explanation:

0.75x=36

Divide both sides by 0.75 to isolate the variable x.

36÷0.75=48

x=48

Check your answer

48 × 0.75 = 36