Question

Lori rented a booth at the craft fair for

$200 to sell baskets she made. The cost
of the materials for each basket was
$8. If she sells the baskets for $20, how
many does she have to sell to make a
profit?

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

the equation would be 200+8x<20x , less than so she can make a profit.

then just solve for x

200+8x<20x

-8x -8x

200<12x

/12 /12

16.66667 < x

(round up because you can't sell 2/3 of a basket)

she has to sell 17 baskets to make a profit.