Becky is collecting money for a fundraiser. She wants to collect more than $1,597.00 and has already raised $263.00. Becky averages $27.00 from each person who donates to the fundraiser. Which of the following inequalities could be used to solve for x, the number of additional people Becky needs to collect from to meet her fundraising goal?
A. $27.00x - $263.00 > $1,597.00
B. $27.00x + $263.00 > $1,597.00
C. $27.00x > $263.00
D. $27.00x > $1,597.00
Becky wants to collect more than $1,597.00, so the inequality must be greater than. She has already raised $263.00, so that amount should be added to the total amount she wants to collect. Since she averages $27.00 from each person, she needs to multiply that amount by the number of additional people she needs to collect from, which is x.
Therefore, the correct inequality is:
$27.00x + $263.00 > $1,597.00
Option B is the correct answer.