Question

In the first week of her school's fundraiser, Julie sold 6 items. By the end of the fundraiser, Julie had earned a beach ball as a prize for selling more than 20 items.
Let x represent how many more items Julie sold after the first week of the fundraiser. Which inequality describes the problem?
Solve the inequality. Then, complete the sentence to describe the solution.
Julie sold more than items after the first week of the fundraiser.

Answer 1

To form the correct inequality from the problem, we start with Julie's initial sales of 6 items. If \( x \) represents the number of items she sold after the first week, then the total number of items Julie sold by the end of the fundraiser can be expressed as:

\[
6 + x
\]

Julie earned a prize for selling more than 20 items, which gives us the inequality:

\[
6 + x > 20
\]

Now, we can solve the inequality:

1. Subtract 6 from both sides:

\[
x > 20 - 6
\]
\[
x > 14
\]

This tells us that Julie sold more than 14 items after the first week of the fundraiser.

Now, we complete the sentence based on the solution:

Julie sold more than **14** items after the first week of the fundraiser.