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Jessie is participating in a walkathon to raise
money for a local charity. Jessie plans to raise $150.
He plans to ask each person who supports his walk
to pledge $5. He plans to contribute $15 himself.
Write and solve an equation to find the number of
supporters he needs in order to reach his goal.

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Jessie needs 27 supporters in order to reach his goal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Amount to be collected by Jessie = $150

Jessie's contribution = $15

Amount to be asked from each person = $5

Let,

x be the number of people who contribute.

Jessie's contribution + 5*Number of people who contribute = Total amount

15+5x=150

Subtracting 15 from both sides

[tex]15-15+5x=150-15\\5x=135[/tex]

Dividing both sides by 5

[tex]\frac{5x}{5}=\frac{135}{5}\\x=27[/tex]

Jessie needs 27 supporters in order to reach his goal.

Keywords: linear expression, division

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