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?
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
To find out how many boxes they will have to sell to raise $475, we need to divide the total amount they need by the price of each candy box.
The formula to calculate the number of boxes is as follows:
Number of boxes = Total amount needed / Price per box
Applying this formula to the given values:
Number of boxes = $475 / $2.75
Now, dividing $475 by $2.75:
Number of boxes ≈ 172.73
We can't have a fraction of a box, so we need to round up to the nearest whole number because we can't sell fractional boxes. Therefore, the basketball team will have to sell at least 173 boxes to raise $475 for new uniforms.