Question

A student is selling magazine
subscriptions for a fundraiser.
Year-long subscriptions cost $12
and 6-month subscriptions cost $8.
If the student has already sold 22
of the year-long subscriptions, how
many 6-month subscriptions would
he have to sell to earn a total of
$400?​

Answer 1

Answer:

17

Step-by-step explanation:

cost of year long subscription=$12

cost of 6 month subscription =$8

no.of year long subscription sold=22

cost of 12 year long subscription =$12×22

= $264

total amount earned=$400

amount earned by selling 6 month subscription =$400-$264=$136

no.of 6 month subscription sold =$136/$8

=17

no.of 6 month subscription sold=17