Question

Hugh has to earn at least $400 to meet his fundraising goal he only has 100 books that he plans to sell at $8 each. Which inequality shows the number of books, x, Hugh can sell at his goal? (9th-grade Algebra 1)

Answer 1

The revenue in the problem is equal to $400 that is to be made out of 100 books selling at $8 each. The minimum number of books he has to seel is $400/$8 per book of 50 books. The maximum number is 100 books. Hence the answer to this problem is 50 ≤ x ≤ 100.

Explanation:

The revenue in the problem is equal to $400 that is to be made out of 100 books selling at $8 each. The minimum number of books he has to seel is $400/$8 per book of 50 books. The maximum number is 100 books. Hence the answer to this problem is 50 ≤ x ≤ 100.