the french club is sponsoring a bake sale. if their goal is to raise at least $135, how many pastries must they sell at $3.00 each in order to meet that goal? write and solve an inequality.
Answer:
45 or more
Step-by-step explanation:
If x is the amount of pastries they sell, we need to multiply it by $3.00 to know how much they raise. Total earnings: $3.00x
They need to raise at least $135, that is $135 or more.
So, $3.00x has to be greater than $135 or equal.
Written as an inequality is:
$3.00x @@MATH_TOKEN_0@@ $135
We divide both sides by $3.00 and we have:
x \(\geq\) $135/$3.00 = 45
Therefore, they need to sell 45 or more pastries to meet the goal.