Question

The amount Max earned last week can be modeled by the expression 25 plus 5 i greater or equal than 95 comma where i is the number of items he sold. Which number line shows how many items he could have sold last week?

Answer 1

Line 3 (or C)

Explanation:

25 + 5i ≥ 95

5i ≥ 95 - 25

5i ≥ 70

i ≥ 70/5

i ≥ 14

i = [14, + ∞)

Answer 2

• Line 3 (or C)

Explanation:

The inequality as per description is:

• 25 + 5i ≥ 95
• 5i ≥ 95 - 25
• 5i ≥ 70
• i ≥ 70/5
• i ≥ 14
• i = [14, + ∞)

This is shown on the number line 3 on the picture or option C