Question

Michelle has a starting balance on a gift card for $300. she buys several dresses at $40. after her purchases she has $140 on the gift card. how many dresses did she buy?

i need help writing the equation please and thank you <3

Answer 1

She bought 6 dresses.

Explanation:

First we must subtract $40 by $300. If you subtract $40 by $300, 6 times it equals $140. (hope this helped)

Answer 2

140=300-40x

Explanation:

x is the number of dresses and to get 140, you have to subtract the dress cost from the original value