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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Responses

205
205

135
135

28
28

15
15

Answer 1

To determine how many bags of popcorn Damari needs to sell to reach his goal of $85, we first need to find out how much more money he needs to earn beyond the $40 he already has.

1. Calculate how much more money he needs: \[ 85 - 40 = 45 \] So, Damari needs to earn an additional $45.

2. Determine how many bags of popcorn he needs to sell to earn this amount. Each bag sells for $3, so we can set up the equation: \[ 3x = 45 \] where \( x \) is the number of bags.

3. Solve for \( x \): \[ x = \frac{45}{3} = 15 \]

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

The correct response is: 15