two step inequality word problems

Question

the class is putting on a variety show to raise money. it cost $700 to rent the banquet hallthat they are going to use. if they charge $15 for each ticket. howmany tickets do they need to sell in order to raise at least $1000?

Answer 1

The most important step is to identify the unknown quantity yiou are trying to find. In this case, it's the number of tickets they need to sell. So let x = the number of tickets they need to sell. The amount of money they get is equal to $15 times x ($15x).

$15x >= $1000

Solve for x. If you get a fraction or decimal, round up to the next whole number - you can't sell part of a ticket.