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.

Answer 1

Let's start by finding out how much more Damari needs to earn to reach his goal of $85. We can do this by subtracting the amount of money he already has from his goal:

$85 - $40 = $45

So Damari needs to earn $45 more.

Since each bag of popcorn sells for $3, we can find out how many bags he needs to sell by dividing the amount of money he needs to earn by the price per bag:

$45 ÷ $3 = <<45/3=15>>15

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