Question

Tess earns $2 for every cup of lemonade she sells. How many cups of lemonade does Tess need to sell in all to earn $16

Answer 1

Tess needs to sell 8 cups of lemonade to get $16

Answer 2

Step one:
Figure out what the question is asking.

In this word problem it's asking us to find out how many cups of lemonade Tess needs to sell in order to reach $16

Step two:
Assess on how to solve.

What you're gonna need to do is divide 2 into 16 so you know how many cups of lemonade she needs to sell.

Step Three:
Solve.

16÷2=8
So Tess needs to sell a total of 8 cups in order to earn $16.