Question

Students are raising money for a field trip by selling scented candles and specialty soap. The candles cost $0.75 each and will be sold for $1.75, and the soap costs $1.25 per bar and will be sold for $3.25. The students need to raise at least $200 to cover their trip costs. a. Write an inequality that relates the number of candles c and the number of bars of soap s to the needed income.

Answer 1

Candles(c) cost = $0.75 sold = $1.75

Soap(s) cost = $1.25 soap = $3.25

Total money = 200

`\text{ 1.75c + 3.25s }\ge\text{ 200}`

Done