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.

Respuesta :

Answer: 400=12.50x+50

400-50=12.50x

350=12.50x

350÷12.50=x

28=x

Step-by-step explanation:

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

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