Question

Coach Walker’s cheerleading team needs to raise money to pay for the entry fees to the state competition. There is a $99 team fee plus an individual fee for each cheerleader. Coach Walker found that the individual fees for her 18 cheerleaders will cost a total of $818.82. Which inequality can be used to find m, the least amount of money each cheerleader needs to raise in order to pay for both the team and individual entry fees?

Answer 1

`m\geq 50.99`

Explanation:

Given:

Team fee = $99

Number of cheerleaders = 18

Total amount paid by 18 individuals = $818.82

m denotes the least amount of money each cheerleader needs to raise in order to pay for both the team and individual entry fees

According to question,

18(number of cheerleaders)
`\geq` Team fee + Total amount paid by 18 individuals

inequality can be
`18m\geq 818.82+99=917.82`

`18m\geq 917.82\\m\geq (917.82)/(18)=50.99\\ m\geq 50.99`