Question

2) Jarrah needs no less than $159 to purchase a new guitar. He already has $38 in his savings account. He
has a plan to rake and bag leaves in his neighborhood to make more money. He decides to charge $5 a
bag. What is the minimum number of full bags of leaves that Jarrah needs to rake in order to have
enough money to buy the guitar? Show your work/thinking.

Answer 1

Answer: Jarrah has to rake 25 bags.

Step-by-step explanation: Jarrah

Jarrah needs to get $159 dollars, right? Well since he already has $38, we just need to subtract 159 and 38. 159-38 is 121. (121 is how much heneeds  )Each bag raked costs $5, and 5 can't go into 121, so it's best to have more than less. Multiply 5 and 25, and you will get $125. That is more than enough, you cannot do 5x24 because it would be 120, which is too low. Therefore, Jarrah needs to rake 25 bags.