Homework Help: algebra

Posted by lakeeta on Monday, January 21, 2008 at 10:45pm.

the basketball team is trying to raise $475 for new uniforms if they sell candy boxes for $2.75 a box how many boxes will they have to sell to raise $475?

algebra - Daisy, Monday, January 21, 2008 at 11:13pm
b = number of boxes
2.75b = 475
b = 172.7
but since you can't sell a 7th of a anything therefore you would sell 173 boxes

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