Problema Solution
Lakeisha spent $4.57 on color and black-and-white copies for her project. She made 7 more black-and-white copies than color copies. How much color did she make?
Key: color- $0.44 per page
black-and-white: 7 cents per page
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the number of color copies, then 'x+7' represents the number of color copies
4.57 = 0.44x + 0.07(x+7)
solving for 'x' we have x=8
8+7=15
Lakeisha made 8 color copies and 15 black and white copies