Question

You and your sister are selling cookies to help raise money for your field trip. You start out with $24 and sells each bag of cookies, c, for $3. You
sister doesn't start out with any money but sells her bags of cookies for $5 each. How many bags of cookies must they sell in order for them to
raise the same amount of money?

Answer 1

In order for them to raise the same amount of money, they will need to sell 12 bags of cookies.

What is the equation?

A mathematical statement consisting of an equal symbol between two algebraic expressions with the same value is known as an equation.

If x is no of bags of cookies must they sell in order for them to raise the same amount of money;

For sister 1 ;

You start out with $24 and sell each bag of cookies, c, for $3.The amount of money the person raised;

y = $ 24 +  ($3 / bag)x

y=24+ 3x

For case 2;

y=  $ 0+  ($5 / bag)x

y=5x

If both raise the same amount of money(y) then;

24 + 3x = 5x

5x-3x=24

2x=24

x=12

Hence, the number of bags of cookies will be 12 must they sell in order for them to raise the same amount of money.

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