Damari is selling popcorn for three dollars a bag. He already has $40 and his goal to earn is $85 use arithmetic to determine how many bags he needs to sell to make his goal. Is it 15 bags or 28 bags or 205 bags or 135 bags

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To determine the number of bags Damari needs to sell, we must find the difference between his goal and the amount of money he already has.

Difference = Goal - Current amount

Difference = $85 - $40 = $45

Since each bag costs $3, we can find the number of bags by dividing the difference by the cost per bag.

Number of bags = Difference / Cost per bag

Number of bags = $45 / $3 = 15 bags

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

The correct answer is 15 bags.