Question

A jewelry artist is selling necklaces at an art fair. It costs $135 to rent a booth at the fair. The cost of materials for each necklace is $4.50. The artist is selling the necklaces at $12 each.
The inequality 12n > 135 + 4.50n represents the situation in which the artist makes a
profit.

A)Will the artist make profit if she sells 15 necklaces? Show how you know.

B) write an inequality to show the number of necklaces, n, the artist must sell to make a profit. Show your reasoning

Answer 1

Answer:A) yes,B)4.50n<135

Step-by-step explanation: should would make profit because you would take the answer you got from  12n > 135 + 4.50n to see work look below

1. 12-4.50=7.5
2. 7.5n>135
3. 7.5/135=184
4. 18*15=270

the answer for part b would be  to see work look below

1. set up equation(4.50n<135)
2. 4.50/135
3. anwer is n<30

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