Question

Josina is selling bracelets at school to raise money for the dance. She decides to sell them for $2 each and she has paid $50 to buy supplies to make the bracelets. Which inequality best represents how many bracelets she must sell to at least break even? Break even means that you have not made money or lost money - you are sitting evenly at $0.

A. 2x ≥ 50
B. 2x ≤ 50
C. 2x + 50
D. x ≥ 50

Answer 1

To break even, Josina needs to sell enough bracelets to cover the cost of supplies, which is $50. Therefore, the correct inequality is 2x ≥ 50 (where x represents the number of bracelets Josina must sell).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the inequality that represents how many bracelets Josina must sell to at least break even, we need to consider the cost of buying supplies and the price at which she is selling the bracelets.

Josina has paid $50 to buy supplies to make the bracelets, and she is selling each bracelet for $2.

To break even, Josina needs to sell enough bracelets to cover the cost of supplies, which is $50. Therefore, the correct inequality is 2x ≥ 50 (where x represents the number of bracelets Josina must sell).