Question

The Girls’ Scouts are sponsoring a cookie sale. If their goal is to raise at least $500.00, how many cookies must they sell at $5.50 each in order to meet that goal? Write and solve an inequality.

Answer 1

Answer:

91 Boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to make an inequality.  The girls need to sell $500 worth of chocolate at $5.50 each, so

5.50 × y = 500 ------ y = total she needs to sell

Alrighty, we need to find out how many she needs to sell. So let's do the  opposite of multiplication.

5.50 ÷ 5.50 × y = 500 ÷ 5.50

y = 90.1 ~ 90

Now we just slot in y now that we know the value...

5.50 × (90) = 500

500 = 500 ✔

That checks out!

Answer 2

Answer:

91 boxes

hope it helps

Step-by-step explanation:

you will divide $500.00 by $5.50 to find you how many cookies need to be sold

500 ÷ 5.50 = 90.9

so they need to sell about 91 boxes in order meet their goal

To check your work you can multiply

5.50 x 91 = $500.50