Question

Sawyer owns a bicycle shop. During one week, he sells b bicycles for

$125 each. He also sells 3 helmets, which cost $14 each. If Sawyer's
total revenue for the week was $917, how many bicycles did he sell?

Answer 1

To find the total revenue for any object, you simply multiply the price of the object by the number of units sold.

In this case, the revenue for helments would be 3*14, and the revenue for bicycles would be 125*b.

Knowing that total revenue was 917, we can form an equation:

125b + 3*14 = 917

125b + 42 = 917

Subtract both sides by 42:

125b = 875

b = 7

Sawyer sold 7 bicycles