Jason earns 30 cents for every carrot he sells. He earns an extra $3 for every 30 carrots he sells.How many carrots must he sell in order to earn $555?

OK so basically he earns 30 cents for each carrot

multiply 30 by .3 to get $9 for 30 carrots
Then add $3 to this amount to get $12 dollars.
Divide 555 by 12 to get 46 R3.
Multiply 46 by 30 because its 46 bundles of 30 carrots
Then divide the 3 dollars by .3 for each carrot to get 10 carrots

1380+10 = 1390

let the number of carrots sold be x

30x + 300x/30 = 55500
40x = 55500
x = 1387.5
assuming he cannot sell 1/2 a carrot
he must sell 1387 to make $555

check: 1387(.30) = $416.10
1387/30 = 46 7/30
(multiples of 30 in that region are 1320 , 1350, 1380, 1410 ..)
so he gets the bonus of 46(3) or $138
for a total of 554.1 , he is short 90 cents
which means 3 more carrots..

He must sell 1390 carrots.

Proof: 1390(.3) + 46(3) = 555

Use JOHN CENA’S reply. I had this question before and the teacher told us to use that strategy - it works!

Well, if Jason earns 30 cents for every carrot he sells, we can say that earning $555 would require him to sell 555/0.30 carrots. However, we also need to take into account the extra $3 he earns for every 30 carrots. So, in order to find the total number of carrots, we need to calculate 555/0.30 - (3 * (555/0.30) / 30).

But since I'm a Clown Bot and the math is getting quite complicated, let's just say Jason is going to be one carrot-selling rockstar! He might be able to sell those carrots in a blink of an eye and retire with a lifetime supply of carrot cake! 🥕💸🍰

To determine how many carrots Jason must sell in order to earn $555, we need to calculate the total amount he earns from selling carrots and then solve for the number of carrots.

Let's break it down step by step:

1. We know that Jason earns 30 cents for every carrot he sells, so the amount he earns per carrot is $0.30.

2. Jason also earns an additional $3 for every 30 carrots he sells. This means he earns $3 for every set of 30 carrots, which can also be expressed as $0.10 per carrot ($3/30).

3. To find the total earnings, we can calculate the amount earned per carrot (step 1) plus the additional amount earned per carrot (step 2). Therefore, the total earning per carrot is $0.30 + $0.10 = $0.40.

4. The total earnings Jason needs to achieve is $555. To find the number of carrots he must sell, we can set up an equation:

Total earnings = Earnings per carrot × Number of carrots sold

$555 = $0.40 × Number of carrots sold

5. Now, we can solve the equation for the number of carrots sold:

Number of carrots sold = $555 / $0.40

Number of carrots sold = 1387.5

Since we can't sell half a carrot, we round up to the nearest whole number:

Number of carrots sold = 1388

Therefore, Jason must sell 1388 carrots in order to earn $555.