In order to fund a community garden project at the junction of two roads leading to two villages namely Riverdale and Walkersville, the organizing committee decided that each household in these villages would contribute a fixed amount of money. After collecting donations from Riverdale residents, which make up 80% of the total population of both the villages, the committee found that 64% of the required amount had been raised, averaging $400 per household. If the committee aims to gather the exact amount needed to establish the community garden, what should be the average donation from each household in Walkersville?

Let the total population be 100 and the required donation amount be 100x. Riverdale makes up 80% of the population, which is 80 households, and they raised 64% of the required amount, totaling 64x. Since the average donation per household in Riverdale was \$400, the total raised is 80 multiplied by 400, which gives 32,000; equating this to 64x gives x = 500, making the total required amount 50,000. The remaining 20 households in Walkersville must raise the remaining 36% of the funds, which is 36x or 18,000. Dividing 18,000 by 20 households gives an average donation of \$900 per household.

• Thanks
• Wrong explanation