Sarah's youth group is selling candy bars for a fundraiser. The candy bars cost $2 each. To date, they have raised $900. Their goal is to raise more than $2,900.

Question

Sarah's youth group is selling candy bars for a fundraiser. The candy bars cost $2 each. To date, they have raised $900. Their goal is to raise more than $2,900.

How many more candy bars, x, do they need to sell to reach their goal? Select the inequality that includes the smallest number of candy bars they can sell and still reach their goal.

Answer 1

The equation for the total amount raised from selling candy bars is 2x, where x is the number of candy bars sold. The inequality is given by 2x > 2900 - 900, or 2x > 2000. Solving for x, we divide both sides of the inequality by 2 to get x > 1000. Thus, they need to sell more than 1,000 candy bars to reach their goal. The inequality that includes the smallest number of candy bars they can sell and still reach their goal is x > 1000.