Question

The local citizen's group sold raffle tickets and made $430. This was 3 times the amount of money that the winner received. Write an equation that could be used to find the amount, w, received by the winner.

Answer 1

The equation 3w = 430 can be used to find the amount, w, recieved by the winner.

Three times the amount that the winner received, w, is equal to the amount that the local citizen's group made. To write this equation, muliplty w by 3 and equal it to 430.