Question

John has a job selling souvenirs on a football stadium. He earns $10 per game plus $0.25 dollars for each souvenir he sells. How many souvenirs does John need to sell during a total of $35 for working at one game?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 180
D. 360​

Answer 1

Answer:

He needs to sell 100 souvenirs

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to know the number of souveniers John has to sell

Let the number of souveniers he sold at the game be s

At a rate of $0.25 per souvenier, the amount earned on souveniers for s souveniers will be:

$0.25 \times s =0.25s$

Now, if we added this to the amount he earns per game, we will have the total $35 earned for working at one game.

Thus, mathematically:

$0.25s + 10 = 35 \\ 0.25s = 35 - 10 \\ 0.25s = 25 \\ s = \frac{25}{0.25} \\ s = 100$