Trisha sells gift baskets and roses at her florist shop.

Question

• Gift baskets sell for $20.00 each.
• Roses sell for $2.50 each.
• Trisha would like her total sales to be at least $90.00 from the sale of one gift basket and some roses.

Which inequality describes all the numbers of roses (x) that Trisha needs to sell?

Answer 1

The total sales from the gift baskets and roses can be expressed as:

$20.00 (gift baskets) + $2.50 (roses) * x (number of roses) ≥ $90.00

This can be simplified to the inequality:

20 + 2.5x ≥ 90

Answer 2

A x ≥ 16x ≥ 16
B x ≥ 28x ≥ 28
C x ≥ 36x ≥ 36
D x ≥ 70

Answer 3

The correct inequality is:

20 + 2.5x ≥ 90

Subtracting 20 from both sides gives:

2.5x ≥ 70

Finally, dividing both sides by 2.5 gives:

x ≥ 28

So the correct answer is:
B) x ≥ 28