For every bag of trail mix the local Scout Guide troop sells, they earn $0.45.

a. Write an expression to represent this situation.

b. Sarah sold 52 bags of trail mix. How much did she earn for her troop ?

c. Let x represent the total number of bags of trail mix sold by Sarah's troop. Write an expression to show what percentage of bags Sarah sold.



Answer :

a) 0.45x, where x = # of bags sold
b) 0.45(52) = $23.40
c) If Sarah sold 52 bags, then her percentage would be (52/x)%

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