Answer: They must sell 116 more boxes to raise $270.
Solution:
For every box they sell, they get $1.35 profit.
They have sold 84 boxes already, then they have:
$1.35 * 84 = $113.40
They need $270, then they have to sell:
$270-$113.40=$156.60
For every box they sell, they get $1.35 profit, then they need to sell:
$156.60/$1.35=116 more boxes
Check:
116*$1.35=$156.60
84*$1.35=$113.40
$156.60+$113.40=$270.00
Answer:
116
Step-by-step explanation:
Profit made on each box of grapefruit sold = $1.35
Number of boxes already sold = 84
Profit already made on 84 boxes = 84 × 1.35 = $113.4
Profit need to be made to reach 270 = 270 - 113.4 = 156.6
To find the number of boxes that Sherita's club still needs to sell to raise the money to $270, we will divide the amount of profit that is to be made by the profit made on each box:
Number of more boxes to be sold = 156.6 / 1.35 = 116
Therefore, the club needs to sell 116 more boxes to raise a total of $270.
