Question

the students in charge of the class booth at a carnival would like to earn $3 for every item they sell. they spent $55 for the materials to make the items. solve the inequality 3x-55_>65 which represents how many items they need to sell to make profit of at least $65

Answer 1

x ≥ 40

Explanation:

3x - 55 ≥ 65

combine like terms

3x ≥ 65 + 55

3x ≥120

divide both sides of the equation by 3

x ≥ 40