SOLUTION: Students at one school sell magazine subscriptions to raise money for athletic equipment. The school keeps 20% of sales. How many dollars worth of subscriptions must be sold to mak

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Question 1136250: Students at one school sell magazine subscriptions to raise money for athletic equipment. The school keeps 20% of sales. How many dollars worth of subscriptions must be sold to make $1500?
Found 4 solutions by solver91311, josmiceli, Boreal, MathTherapy:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Solve for .


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = dollar amount of subscriptions
that need to be sold
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$1,875
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check:
The school keeps and

OK
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sales=x
.20x is what the school keeps, and that must be $1500
x=1500/.20=$7500
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Students at one school sell magazine subscriptions to raise money for athletic equipment. The school keeps 20% of sales. How many dollars worth of subscriptions must be sold to make $1500?
Depends on who's doing the "making" - whether you're referring to the school or the students.



YOU decide!! 

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