SOLUTION: Mary has a job at a baseball park selling bags of peanuts. She makes $12 plus an additional $1.75 for each bag of peanuts she sells. How many bags of peanuts does Mary need to sell

SOLUTION: Mary has a job at a baseball park selling bags of peanuts. She makes $12 plus an additional $1.75 for each bag of peanuts she sells. How many bags of peanuts does Mary need to sell

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Question 1166295: Mary has a job at a baseball park selling bags of peanuts. She makes $12 plus an additional $1.75 for each bag of peanuts she sells. How many bags of peanuts does Mary need to sell to earn $54?
Answer by VFBundy(438) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.75x + 12 = 54

1.75x = 42

x = 24
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