Question

Damari is selling popcorn for $3 a bag. He already has $40, and his goal is to earn $85 total. Use arithmetic to determine how many bags he needs to sell to make his goal.(1 point)
Responses

15
15

135
135

28
28

205
205

Answer 1

To determine how many bags Damari needs to sell, we need to calculate the difference between his goal and his current amount of money.

Goal amount = $85
Current amount = $40

Difference = Goal amount - Current amount = $85 - $40 = $45

Since each bag of popcorn costs $3, we can calculate the number of bags Damari needs to sell by dividing the difference by the cost per bag:

Number of bags = Difference / Cost per bag = $45 / $3 = 15 bags

Therefore, Damari needs to sell 15 bags of popcorn to reach his goal.