Question

Juma earns $12.50 for each newspaper subscription he sells. He also earns a $50 base salary each week. If he wants to earn $400 next week, how many newspaper subscriptions does he need to sell? Write an equation and solve.

Answer 1

he needs to sell 28 newspaper subscriptions to earn $400 in the next week.

equation:

$400=50+12.50x

x=amount of newspaper subscriptions required to sell

Answer 2

Answer: 400=12.50x+50

400-50=12.50x

350=12.50x

350÷12.50=x

28=x

Explanation: