Question

James is in charge of the decorations. He has a total budget of $50 to spend for all of the decorations. James spends $20 on one banner and would like to buy balloons that cost $2 each with the rest of the money .
Write an equation to represent the situation


A. 2x+50=20

B. 2x+20=50

C. X+20=50

D. 2x+70=50

Part b

How many balloons can James buy

Answer 1

B. Is the correct answer. For part B, he can buy 15 balloons since X=15. Plug this back into the equation to check: 2(15)+20=50.
2(15)=30+20=50.