Question

while working at the school store, john sold a jacket for $40.00 and notebooks for $1.50 each.If he collected $92.50, how many notebooks did he sell?

Answer 1

35 notebooks

Explanation:

let notebook as be 'x'

here, $40.00+x($1.50)=$92.50

x($1.50)=$92.50-$40.00

x($1.50)=$52.50

x=$52.50/$1.50

x=35

Answer 2

35 Notebooks

Explanation:

$1.50x35=52.5

$52.5+$40=$92.5

or $92.50 - 40=$52.5

35x1.5=52.5