Dennis has sold $40 worth of chocolate bars for a fundraiser. if he sells over $175 worth of chocolate, he'll win a prize. each bar is $2.50. how many more bars does he need to sell in order to win a prize

Answer 1

First, we need to determine how much more Dennis needs to sell to reach the $175 goal.

1. Calculate the difference: \[ 175 - 40 = 135 \] This means that Dennis needs to sell an additional $135 worth of chocolate bars.

2. Next, determine how many chocolate bars he needs to sell to earn that $135. Each chocolate bar sells for $2.50, so we can find the number of bars by dividing the amount he needs by the price per bar: \[ \frac{135}{2.50} = 54 \]

Thus, Dennis needs to sell 54 more chocolate bars to win the prize.