Question

The girls' swim team is hosting a fund raiser. They would like to raise at least $500 . They are selling candles for $5 and flower arrangements for $6. The girls estimate that at most they will sell 200 items. Write a system of inequalities that models what is going on in this problem. Graph it and find a solution.

Answer 1

x: # of candles

y: # of flower arrangements

Inequality 1: x + y ≤ 200

Inequality 2: 5x + 6y ≥ $500

Explanation: