SOLUTION: Please help me with this word problem, The school band gets $5 for each t-shirt they sell at a fundraiser. They have a goal of raising $150. If $45 has been raised so far, how m

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Question 1109437: Please help me with this word problem,
The school band gets $5 for each t-shirt they sell at a fundraiser. They have a goal of raising $150. If $45 has been raised so far, how many more t-shirts do they have to sell to reach or exceed the goal?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The school band gets $5 for each t-shirt they sell at a fundraiser. They have a goal of raising $150. If $45 has been raised so far, how many more t-shirts do they have to sell to reach or exceed the goal?
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needed to reach goal:: 150-45 = 105
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# of t-shirts to be sold:: 105/5 = 21
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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