Merv is selling yodeling pickles as a fundraiser. If her goal is to raise at least $230, how many pickles must she sell at $5.75 each to meet that goal? Write an inequality.
Let x be the number of pickles Merv must sell.
The inequality that represents the situation is: 5.75x ≥ 230.
Let x be the number of pickles Merv needs to sell.
The amount of money raised from selling x pickles is given by: 5.75x.
To meet her goal of raising at least $230, we set up the following inequality:
5.75x ≥ 230
This is the inequality representing the number of pickles Merv needs to sell to meet her goal.
To solve this problem, we need to set up an inequality that represents the situation. Let's let "x" represent the number of pickles Merv needs to sell.
Since each pickle is sold for $5.75, Merv will raise 5.75x dollars.
To find out how many pickles she needs to sell to meet her goal of at least $230, we will set up the following inequality:
5.75x ≥ 230
This inequality states that the amount of money raised from selling pickles must be greater than or equal to $230.
To find the value of "x," we can divide both sides of the inequality by 5.75:
x ≥ 230 ÷ 5.75
Simplifying this expression gives us:
x ≥ 40
Therefore, Merv must sell at least 40 pickles in order to meet her fundraising goal of at least $230.