Nicholas started a canned-food drive at school. The equation representing this is y = 235x + 15, where x is the number of days, and y is the number of cans collected. Explain how to determine how many days it would take to collect 2600 cans. write it and make it short like an 8th grader

Answer 1

To find out how many days it would take to collect 2600 cans, we can use the equation \( y = 235x + 15 \). Here, \( y \) is the total number of cans collected and \( x \) is the number of days.

We want to find \( x \) when \( y = 2600 \). So we can set up the equation like this:

\[ 2600 = 235x + 15 \]

Now, we'll solve for \( x \):

1. Subtract 15 from both sides: \[ 2600 - 15 = 235x \] \[ 2585 = 235x \]

2. Now, divide both sides by 235 to find \( x \): \[ x = \frac{2585}{235} \] \[ x \approx 11 \]

So, it would take about 11 days to collect 2600 cans.