Question

a seventh grade class is having a raffle to raise money for a field trip. they have already raised $100, and will raise $6 for every ticket they sell. how many tickets do they need to sell to raise exactly $154? youre trying to write an expression to represent the total amount of money the class has raised. you know that they get $6 for every ticket they sell, t. first write an expression to represent the amount of money the class earns for every ticket they sell.

Explanation:

Step1: Define ticket earnings

Let $t$ = number of tickets sold. Earnings from tickets: $6t$

Step2: Set up total raise equation

Total raised = initial + ticket earnings: $100 + 6t = 154$

Step3: Solve for $t$

Subtract 100 from both sides: $6t = 154 - 100 = 54$
Divide by 6: $t = \frac{54}{6} = 9$

Answer:

1. $\boldsymbol{6t}$
2. $\boldsymbol{9}$ tickets