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)

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15.

Answer 1

To find out how many bags of popcorn Damari needs to sell to reach his goal of $85, we can set up the equation based on his current amount of money and the price per bag.

1. Current amount: $40
2. Goal: $85
3. Price per bag: $3

First, we calculate how much more money he needs to reach his goal:

\[ \text{Amount needed} = \text{Goal} - \text{Current amount} = 85 - 40 = 45 \]

Now, we can find out how many bags he needs to sell to raise this amount. Since each bag costs $3, we divide the additional amount needed by the price per bag:

\[ \text{Number of bags} = \frac{\text{Amount needed}}{\text{Price per bag}} = \frac{45}{3} = 15 \]

Therefore, Damari needs to sell 15 bags of popcorn to reach his goal of $85.

The correct response is: 15.