Question

The 6th graders need to raise at least $96.00 to buy new playground equipment. They plan to sell cookies for $0.20 each. Which inequality represents the number of cookies (n) they need to sell?

a) 0.2n < 96
b) 0.2n > 96
c) 0.2n = 96
d) 0.2n ≤ 96

Answer 1

The correct inequality representing the number of cookies the 6th graders need to sell to raise at least $96.00 when selling cookies at $0.20 each is option d) 0.2n ≥ 96.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 6th graders need to raise at least $96.00 to buy new playground equipment and plan to sell cookies for $0.20 each. To represent the number of cookies (n) they need to sell, we set up an inequality where the total sales from the cookies should be at least $96; hence, the price per cookie multiplied by the number of cookies should be greater than or equal to $96.00.

The correct inequality is:

d) 0.2n ≥ 96

This means that the amount of money the 6th graders make from selling cookies (0.2 multiplied by the number of cookies n) should be at least $96, hence the 'greater than or equal to' symbol.