Question

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?

Answer 1

m = $3000
$3000 = $750 + 50x

Answer 2

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