Question

Sandra is selling cookie dough for a fundraiser. She has a minimum fundraising goal of $150. If Sandra's mom gave her a $45 contribution without buying anything and Sandra can sell a box of cookie dough for $5 each, which inequality below represents the minimum number of cookie dough boxes she can sell

Answer 1

At least 21 cookie

Explanation:

Firstly she needed to raise $150

and each cookie $5

let the number of cookie be x

let the expression for the fund raising be

150=5x

given that the mom gave her $45

then she need

150-45=5x

105=5x

x=105/5

x=21

Therefore she need to sell at least 21 cookie