A group of 50 students wants to raise $3,000 for hurricane victims. They were given $750 by local businesses, but each student will have to raise the rest of the money, m. What is the equation?

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Cloe

Mathematics

16 June, 03:28

A group of 50 students wants to raise $3,000 for hurricane victims. They were given $750 by local businesses, but each student will have to raise the rest of the money, m. What is the equation?

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Rollie · Answer 1

3000 - 750 = 50m

2250 = 50m

2250/50 = m

45 = m

so each student would have to raise $45 to reach their goal of $ 3000

or I suppose u could also set it up like this : 50m + 750 = 3000

Anastasia Horton · Answer 2

Anastasia Horton 16 June, 03:52

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M = $3000

$3000 = $750 + 50x