2. A local charity sponsors a 5K race to raise money. It receives $55 per race entry and $10,000 in donations, but it must spend $15 per race entry to cover the cost of the race. Write and solve an inequality to determine the number of race entries the charity needs to raise at least $55,000.

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Conrad Reilly

25 October, 13:04

2. A local charity sponsors a 5K race to raise money. It receives $55 per race entry and $10,000 in donations, but it must spend $15 per race entry to cover the cost of the race. Write and solve an inequality to determine the number of race entries the charity needs to raise at least $55,000.

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Aurora Chung · Answer 1

We are given the following cause of gains which is the race entry cost. the cause of loss or deminishing are the cost of donations and the cost of the race. In this case, $55,000 - $10,000 = $45,000$55 - $15 = $40$45,000 : $40 = 1,125 race entries needed