## Joel_the_boss one year ago The Math Club is sponsoring a bake sale. If their goal is to raise at least $200, how many pies must they sell at$4.00 each in order to meet that goal? Write, solve, and graph an inequality that represents this situation.

1. Joel_the_boss

@ganeshie8 Mind helping me? Trying to refresh on basic algebra before i head into trig. Math has never been my strong point. Thanks. :)

2. Joel_the_boss

goal is 200- g pies 4.00 each- 4 number of pies sold- n $$p*n=g$$ $$4*n=200$$ $$\frac{4}{4}*n= \frac{200}{4}$$ $$n=50$$ is that correct? @vera_ewing @ganeshie8

3. butterflydreamer

weeell firstly, you want to note that we're dealing with an inequality :) "...goal is to raise AT LEAST $200"... so this basically means " $\ge 200$ Then we know each pie costs$4 So if n = number of pies and we need to raise at least \$200, the inequality should be : $4n \ge 200$

4. butterflydreamer

but yes, you're correct in the way you solved it :) At least 50 pies are needed! $4n \ge 200 \rightarrow n \ge 50$

5. Joel_the_boss

Thank you very much. :) @butterflydreamer

6. butterflydreamer

nooo problemo ^_^!