Question

Part One: Dezeree received a $100 gift card and needs new sweaters for school. The sweaters cost $27.50 each. Write an equation to determine how many sweaters she can buy and spend exactly $100. Use the variable "a" to represent the number of sweaters purchased.(1 point)
Equation for Situation:
Question 2
Part Two: Use the equation you created above - solve it. (1 point)
Result in solving the created equation: a=
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Answer 1

Part One:
Equation for Situation: 27.50a = 100

Part Two:
Solve: a = 100 ÷ 27.50 = 200/55 = 40/11 ≈ 3.636363...