Question
Explain how I set up this equation BUT don't solve it!!
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.
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.
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GPT 3.5
Let's represent the number of bags Damari needs to sell as "x".
Damari already has $40, and each bag of popcorn is sold for $3. Therefore, the total amount he earns from selling x bags of popcorn would be 3x dollars.
His goal is to earn $85 in total. Thus, we can set up the following equation:
40 + 3x = 85
Here, 40 represents the money Damari already has, 3x represents the money he will earn from selling x bags of popcorn, and 85 represents his target earnings.
Damari already has $40, and each bag of popcorn is sold for $3. Therefore, the total amount he earns from selling x bags of popcorn would be 3x dollars.
His goal is to earn $85 in total. Thus, we can set up the following equation:
40 + 3x = 85
Here, 40 represents the money Damari already has, 3x represents the money he will earn from selling x bags of popcorn, and 85 represents his target earnings.