Hailey participated in a swim-a-thon. She got 8 donors to equally contribute money. Hailey raised a total of $2,820. If each donor sponsored 5 laps, how much did each of them donate per lap? Enter your answer in the box.

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Answer: Each donor donated $70.5 per lap.


Step-by-step explanation:

1. If she got 8 donors and each one of them sponsored 5 laps, then the total number of laps was:

[tex](8)(5)=40[/tex] laps

2. Hailey raised a total of $2,820, therefore, you can calculate the amount of money donated by each donor (which you can call [tex]x[/tex]) by dividing  $2,820 by 40 laps, as you can see below:

[tex]x=\frac{2,820}{40}\\x=70.5[/tex]


Answer:

70.5

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