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You are selling cupcakes and cookies at a bake sale. Cupcakes cost $3 each while cookies cost $1 each. You have to make at least $205. Write an inequality that represents the different numbers of cupcakes and cookies you need to sell. Let x = number of cupcakes and y = cookies

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x = cupcakes
y = cookies

3x + 1y ≥ 205

x cupcakes at $3 each plus y cookies at $1 each is greater than or equal to $205
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