Raised for their field trip?

Question

A group of students sponsors a fundraiser to raise money for a field trip. The students raise $240 selling magazine subscriptions. After paying the magazine company 25% of the amount raised, the students need an additional $50 for their field trip

 

Part A: Write 75% as a fraction in lowest term

 

Part A2: Using the fraction from Part A, explain why it is reasonable to say that if the students did not have to pay 25% of the money raised to the magazine company, they would have had enough money for the field trip

 

Part B: Let m represent the amount of money the students required for their field trip. Write an equation that can be used to fin the value of m

 

Part B2: What is the total amount of money, in dollars, not including the 25% paid to the magazine company, that the students needed to raise for their field trip?

Answer 1

part A1: 75% as a fraction is 3/4

 

part A2: it is reasonable to make this claim because 25% of $240 is $60, an amount which exceeds the $50 additional amount needed to reach the goal

 

part B1: m = $240 - ($240 · 25%) + $50

 

part B2: solving the equation in B1, we get $230