set up an equation that can be used to solve the problem. solve the equation and determine the desired vale

Question

andrea donates a total of $2,000 per year to her local college. this year she wants the amount she donates for liberal arts to be nine times the amount she donates for scholarships for business. determine the amount she will donate for each type of scholarship

Answer 1

Set X to be the amount of money donated to Scholarships for business.

 

So 9X is the amount donated to liberal arts.

 

and the total is 2000. 

 

Thus,  9X + X = 2000 is the equation you need.