SOLUTION: A troop of girl scouts vote to give .25 cents to a homeless shelter for each box of cookies they sell. How many boxes of cookies do they need to sell to reach or exceed their goal

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Question 1105025: A troop of girl scouts vote to give .25 cents to a homeless shelter for each box of cookies they sell. How many boxes of cookies do they need to sell to reach or exceed their goal of $120?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A troop of girl scouts vote to give .25 cents to a homeless shelter for each box of cookies they sell. How many boxes of cookies do they need to sell to reach or exceed their goal of $120?
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Each box --> 0.25 cents = $0.0025
210/0.0025 = 84000 boxes

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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Do you really mean a quarter of one cent ? That is what .25 cents means .
or do you mean a quarter of a dollar ie 25 cents?