Question

you have a job raking leaves. You charge 10 dollars plus .50 for each bag you fill with leaves. the equation y=0.50x+10 models this situation,where x is the number of bags and y is your total amount earned. how many bags do you fill if you earn 17 dollars

Answer 1

14 bags

Explanation:

If you earn $17, to find the number of bags substitute 17 for y in the equation y=0.50x+10. Then use inverse operations to solve for x.

17 = 0.50x+10 Subtract 10 from both sides.

17-10 = 0.50x

7=0.50x Divide both sides by 0.50

7/0.50 = x

14 =x