0.2x = 1500
Solve for x.
Solve for x.
First, let's denote the total amount of subscriptions sold as "x" dollars. Since the school keeps 20% of the sales, they will receive 20% of x dollars.
So, the school's share of the sales will be 0.2x dollars.
To find out the amount left over for the athletic equipment, we can subtract the school's share from the total amount of subscriptions sold, which is x dollars (since all the money from the sales is used for the equipment).
So, the amount left over for the athletic equipment will be x - 0.2x or 0.8x dollars.
Now, we can set up an equation to solve for the amount of subscriptions that must be sold to make $1500:
0.8x = $1500
To isolate x, we'll divide both sides of the equation by 0.8:
x = $1500 / 0.8
Dividing $1500 by 0.8 gives us:
x = $1875
Therefore, to make $1500 for athletic equipment, $1875 worth of subscriptions must be sold.