Question

The marching band at Arcadia College is selling wrapping paper to raise money for new uniforms. Plain wrapping paper sells for $7 per roll. Meanwhile, a roll of reversible paper sells for $9. The group's goal is to raise more than $1,100.
Select the inequality in standard form that describes this situation. Use the given numbers and the following variables.
x = the number of plain rolls of paper sold
y = the number of reversible rolls of paper sold

Answer 1

To create the inequality that describes the situation, we need to consider the costs associated with each type of wrapping paper and the total sales goal.

1. **Plain wrapping paper** sells for $7 per roll, so the revenue from plain rolls can be represented as \(7x\) (where \(x\) is the number of plain rolls sold).
2. **Reversible wrapping paper** sells for $9 per roll, so the revenue from reversible rolls can be represented as \(9y\) (where \(y\) is the number of reversible rolls sold).
3. The total revenue needs to be **greater than $1,100**.

Putting this information together, we can express the total revenue as:

\[
7x + 9y > 1100
\]

This is the inequality in standard form that describes the fundraising goal of the marching band at Arcadia College.