Question

Ben sells handmade cards at a craft fair he wants to earn more than $50 at the fair he sells his cards for $2 at and it has already earned $36 how many cards does he needs to sell to reach his goal

Answer 1

7 or more cards

Explanation:

50-36=14

14÷2=7

Answer 2

more than 7

Explanation:

Ben wants to sell an additional c cards such that his total revenue is greater than $50:

36 +2c > 50

18 +c > 25 . . . . divide by 2

c > 7 . . . . . . . subtract 18

Ben must sell more than 7 cards to reach his goal.