Question

Monica earns $140 per week plus $15 for every painting she sells at the gallery. She wants to earns at least $200 this week..How many paintings ,p,does she needs to sell to reach her goal . Write and solve an inequality to represent the situation

Answer 1

Answer:

The minimum number of paintings Monica needs to sell is 4 to reach her goal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

p-----> the number of paintings that Monica needs to sell

we know that

$140+15p\geq 200$

Solve for p

Subtract 140 both sides

$15p\geq 200-140$

$15p\geq 60$

Divide by 15 both sides

$p\geq 60/15$

$p\geq 4\ painting$

The minimum number of paintings Monica needs to sell is 4 to reach her goal.