The Booster Club has a goal of raising at least $300. The Club has already raised $50. The Booster Club is sponsoring a pancake breakfast and charging $7.00 per ticket.

Question

What inequality would represent the number of tickets (t) that the Booster Club must sell to meet its goal?

Answer 1

$7x + $50 ≥ $300

1) Remove $

7x + 50 ≥ 300

2) Subtract 50 from both sides

7x + 50 - 50 ≥ 300 - 50

7x ≥ 250

3) Divide both sides by 7

7x/7 ≥ 250/7

x ≥ 250/7

x ≥ 35.714285 bar

4) Since you cannot sell a fraction of a ticket,

The Booster Club must sell at least 36 tickets.