Question

In order to meet her goals at her job, Candice must complete at least 35 sales proposals this month. Suppose that she already completed 5 of these proposals and for the remaining 8 work days this month, she will complete at least x proposals each day. Which of the following represents the possible values of x that will allow her to reach her goal

Answer 1

x = 5 sales/day for the final 8 days of the month.

Explanation:

The problem is asking us to determine the formula for predicting the number of proposals per day, x, needed to meet Candice's sales goal of 35 sales for the month.

5 sales have already been completed, leaving (35 - 5) or 30 sales remaining for the last 8 work days this month.

x = 30 sales/(8 days), or x = 5 sales/day