A jewelery store makes a profit of $20 on each necklace the store sells. Which inequal represents how many necklaces the jewelry store must sell in order to make at least $280 profit?

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Darian Daugherty

12 July, 07:30

A jewelery store makes a profit of $20 on each necklace the store sells. Which inequal represents how many necklaces the jewelry store must sell in order to make at least $280 profit?

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Caitlyn Calhoun · Answer 1

14 necklaces.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for x where x is necklaces sold, p is profit and t is total profit, that would be x * p = t

Here we're looking for x so we rearange it to x = t / p

280 / 20 = 28 / 2 = 14 necklaces