Question

Kelsey makes pendants that she would like to sell at an upcoming craft fair. She must pay $200 to rent a booth at the craft fair. The materials for each pendant cost $7.80, and she plans to sell each pendant for $13.50. To make a profit, she must make more money than she spends. Kelsey has already made 10 pendants. Part A (first text box) Write and solve an inequality to show how many pendants Kelsey should make. Show the steps of your solutions. Part B (second text box) Given that Kelsey has already made 10 pendants, how many additional pendants must she make and sell to make a profit? Answer in a complete sentence.

Answer 1

Answer:

Additional 26 pendants are to be sold to make profit.

Step-by-step explanation:

Rent of booth at the craft fair = $200

Cost of material for each pendant = $7.80

Let Kelsey makes $x$ number of pendants.

To calculate the total spending, we have to add the rent of booth at the craft fair and cost of material for $x$ number of pendants.

Cost of material for $x$ number of pendants = Cost of material for each pendant multiplied by number of pendants

Cost of material for $x$ number of pendants = $7.80 $\times$ $x$

So, total cost = $200 +  $7.80 $\times$ $x$

Now, each pendant is sold at $13.50

So, total money made by selling  $x$ pendants =  $13.50 $\times$ $x$

For making profit, total money made must be greater than the total cost.

Therefore, the inequality becomes:

$\bold{13.50 \times x > 200+7.80\times x }$

Let us solve the inequality now:

$13.50x - 7.80x>200\\\Rightarrow 5.7x > 200\\\Rightarrow \bold{x > 35.08}$

So, at least 36 pendants are to be sold to make a profit.

Additional 36-10  = 26 pendants are to be sold to make profit.