Question

a band wants to enter a contest that requires traveling expenses. They need at least $1,150 to cover all of the expenses. They have already saved $700. They are selling shirts with a profit of $7.00 per shirt to earn the remaining money Part Which inequality represents the minimum number of shirts, n, the band must sell to earn the remaining money 1, 150

Answer 1

They need at least $1,150

They have already saved $700

They are selling shirts with a profit of $7.00 per shirt

If they sell n number of shirts, they will earn n times $7.00

Since they have already 700, they will earn a total of 700 + 7n

If this quantity has to be equal or grather to 1,150, we can write:

1150 <= 700 + 7n

if we solve this inequality for n:

1150 <= 700 + 7n

1150 - 700 <= 7n

450 <= 7n

450/7 <= n

64.28 <= n

Since th number of shirts has to be an integer (you can not sell "part" of a shirt)

n >= 65

Answer:

n >= 65