Tiffany makes scarves and sells them at a neighborhoodclothing store. The owner charges her $25 a day for thespace she uses. She sells each scarf for $30. Each scarfcosts her $14 to make. How many scarves must Tiffanysell per day to make a profit of at least $100 per day? Write and solve an inequality.

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Inchworm

24 January, 05:12

Tiffany makes scarves and sells them at a neighborhoodclothing store. The owner charges her $25 a day for thespace she uses. She sells each scarf for $30. Each scarfcosts her $14 to make. How many scarves must Tiffanysell per day to make a profit of at least $100 per day? Write and solve an inequality.

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Joy · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

100 ≥ (30 - 14) x - 25

100 ≥ 16x - 25

100 + 25 ≥ 16x

125 ≥ 16x

x ≥ 7.81

Since a scarf sale can not be a fraction, she must sell at least 8 scarves daily.