SOLUTION: annie earns$38.50 a day selling shoes. she also earns $.87 for every pair of shoes that she sells. if her goal is to make $100 in one day, how many pairs of shoes must she sell?

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Question 209690: annie earns$38.50 a day selling shoes. she also earns $.87 for every pair of shoes that she sells. if her goal is to make $100 in one day, how many pairs of shoes must she sell?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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annie earns$38.50 a day selling shoes. she also earns $.87 for every pair of shoes that 69she sells. if her goal is to make $100 in one day, how many pairs of shoes must she sell?
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Let "x" be the number of shoes she sells.
Equation:
38.50 + 0.87x = 100
0.87x = 61.50
x = 70.69
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