Trisha sells gift baskets and roses at her florist shop.
• Gift baskets sell for $20.00 each.
• Roses sell for $2.50 each.
• Trisha would like her total sales to be at least $90.00 from the sale of one gift basket and some roses.
Which inequality describes all the numbers of roses (x) that Trisha needs to sell?
The total sales from the gift baskets and roses can be expressed as:
$20.00 (gift baskets) + $2.50 (roses) * x (number of roses) ≥ $90.00
This can be simplified to the inequality:
20 + 2.5x ≥ 90
A x ≥ 16x ≥ 16
B x ≥ 28x ≥ 28
C x ≥ 36x ≥ 36
D x ≥ 70
The correct inequality is:
20 + 2.5x ≥ 90
Subtracting 20 from both sides gives:
2.5x ≥ 70
Finally, dividing both sides by 2.5 gives:
x ≥ 28
So the correct answer is:
B) x ≥ 28