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  • 21-08-2020
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A boutique wants to make at least $127 profit from purses this week. The boutique earns $7 profit from each purse. How many purses must be sold?

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rococo908
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  • 21-08-2020

Answer:

19 purses

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up an inequality where x represents the number of purses:

127 [tex]\geq[/tex] 7x

Solve for x by dividing each side by 7:

18.14 [tex]\geq[/tex] x

Round up to 19 because purses have to be whole

So, 19 purses have to be sold.

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