Question

Alejandra wants to raise at least $400 for charity. She has 190 that she will be donating. Alejandra plans to ask her friends to contribute $15 each. Write an inequality that represents Alejandra’s situation.How many friends will need to contribute for Alejandra to reach her goal?

Answer 1

15x + 190 >= 400

* >= means greater than or equal to *

at least 14 friends

Explanation:

without the inequality it'd be 15x + 190 = 400

but since you want it to be at least 400 you change the = to the greater than or equal to sign

15x + 190 = 400 * subtract 190 from both sides*

15x = 210 *divide both sides by 15*

x = 14